Heartland hosting free LinkedIn seminar

[March 16, 2015]  NORMAL - Heartland’s Career Services and Alumni Relations departments are hosting a free LinkedIn seminar, Linking Up with LinkedIn. The event is open to the public and takes place on Heartland’s Normal campus Wednesday, March 18 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in room 1407 of the Community Commons Building.

LinkedIn allows users to build a professional identity online and discover professional opportunities. Users can set up a profile and list their work history and skills. At Linking Up with LinkedIn, attendees will learn how to create a successful online profile to make professional connections, search for jobs and learn about companies and individuals. One-on-one instruction will also be available.

“LinkedIn is one of the largest social networking sites and is the number one tool employment recruiters use to find people,” said Coordinator of Career Services, Sara Baker. “Yet so many job hunters don’t know anything about it.”

The network has approximately 347 million users with two new users joining every minute. Users include everyone from students and entrepreneurs to office workers and truck drivers. Some use the site to look for a job, others use it to search for a mentor or get information about trends in their current career or a different career entirely.

With so many uses for the site, Baker adds the event is helpful for anyone, including alumni, job seekers and those looking to make professional connections or have a professional online presence.

Seating for the event is limited and registration is required. Those interested in attending can sign up at www.heartland.edu/alumni (click on the Events tab) or call [phone].

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[Becky Gropp, Heartland Community College]