LinkedIn
Has A New App For Job Hunting College Students
Millennials
are the number one age group joining LinkedIn currently, so a new app called
“LinkedIn Students” is being launched, targeting soon-to-be college graduates.
The goal is to help take the pressure off of students and help them network and
connect to find their first job out of college.
LinkedIn has over 400 million users and with this tool the student will
have personalized job recommendations and posting based on their career choice
right at their fingertips. The app uses the career paths of professionals that
graduated from the same school and with the same major as the specific
user. There is also a list generated for
professionals the students might use as contacts to get more information.
“What students really
need from us is help finding their first job out of school,” LinkedIn product
manager Ada Yu said, noting that students often are aware of the need to network
professionally, but don’t always know how to start. “It’s a looming thing they
are thinking about, and we have rich data that we can help them through this
process. We want students to check out others’ career paths because their paths
might really inspire them.”
People go to college to
find better jobs, but 44% of graduates end up unemployed. 40 million college
kids are on LinkedIn but have not tried to use it to find jobs. Students must
enter their college, major, and graduation date. The it will show them a job they might like,
with a job description, salary, skills needed, and openings for similar
positions. College career centers
everywhere can share their job openings with LinkedIn making job hunting easier
and less stressful. The app also included
videos and articles about work related content.
It was recently launched and will soon be available in other countries
soon.
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