New LinkedIn group for 2013 grads University of Manchester Careers Blog

New LinkedIn group for 2013 grads If youre just about to graduate assuming that youre not in the comfortable position of having a job, course or other plan for the next few months lined up you might find the sobering reality of life after university hitting home at this point. Its an exciting time, but it can be pretty scary too! However, if youve been reading this blog, youll know that the Careers Service doesnt abandon you the moment you graduate. In fact, as we know this is such a crucial time for you to sort your career plans out, weve introduced some new services for brand new graduates who need some help getting started. To support you through that tricky transition from student to graduate professional, weve just set up a new University of Manchester 2013 Grads group on LinkedIn. Its a friendly networking and support group where well be posting lots of tips to get you using LinkedIn like a pro, as well as advice on job hunting and developing your careers plans. We also want to know whats on your mind and well do our best to answer your questions on any career or job-related topic, and hopefully youll get lots of advice and support from your fellow new grads too. The group is a closed group just for graduates, so its a nice safe place for you to share your worries and your successes. Youll just need to register with LinkedIn (free) and set up a basic profile in order to join the group. If youre not familiar with LinkedIn, it is THE networking site for serious careersy stuff (I sometimes dub it Facebook for professionals) and its an increasingly key place for students and new graduates to learn to network with alumni and recruiters who might be able to help you with your career plans, and also for you to develop your online professional profile to complement your CV. Find out more about LinkedIn on the Careers website here and watch our 2 short videos to learn how to create an effective LinkedIn profile. All Graduate careers LinkedIn social networking