考虑到您仍在高中时，您是否应该为LinkedIn的个人资料打扰吗？如果您还不知道，LinkedIn是一个很棒的工具，您可以用于网络，现在永远不会太早开始！
也许您学校的职业顾问建议您应该看看它，但没有告诉您它的意思，或者您是一位精通技术的企业家，希望领先游戏！无论您的目标是什么，最好开始探索并熟悉LinkedIn。
LinkedIn is a great way to start getting an idea of what kind of jobs, careers and opportunities are available and helping you to find something that aligns with your interests and goals! Furthermore, there are many people there who are keen to share their experience and expertise with others, meaning you can read and learn about an industry directly from those who work there.
因此，让我们跳入！
What is LinkedIn?
为什么要使用LinkedIn作为高中生？
What if you’re interested in using LinkedIn but feel intimidated?
如何将LinkedIn用于Networking
What is LinkedIn?
First off, you are probably wondering, “What is LinkedIn?”
LinkedIn is a social media site, butunlike Instagram or TikTok, it’s focussed on building professional networks.它可以帮助您构建在线简历，以便其他人可以看到您的经验并使您能够与“专业网络”中的人们建立联系。
While it does sound like something mostly for university students or people who are professionally working,LinkedIn can also be utilised by you while you are a high school student- 这是您开始联网的好方法！
We talked toJulie Knox，一位职业职业教练，讲述您在学校还在学校时如何最大化和利用LinkedIn！她跑了蓝天职业咨询甚至有一个career coaching coursespecifically designed for high school students so you know you are in good hands!
为什么要使用LinkedIn作为高中生？
您可能会想，我是一名高中生，并且不确定我想在大学学习什么，更不用说我想在大学里工作了！
然而,朱莉谈到如何风扇LinkedIntastic forresearch purposes.
Reason #1: Using LinkedIn to Research
“LinkedIn has a really comprehensive search function and it allows you to look up different job titles or different companies and find out more about those roles and those companies. So if you are interested in a certain future job role, you can type that into the search function and it will bring up everybody who does that job!”— Julie Knox
By为人，工作，团体，公司，职位，学校，活动和服务过滤，LinkedIn helps you to find the information you are looking for! Furthermore, if you need to narrow down your search results the ‘All Filters’ button through options likeindustry, company or even location!
Reason #2: Discovering New Roles and Pathways Into Careers
If you have lots of different interests but are not sure how to combine them into a career path you would like to pursue,LinkedIn可以帮助您缩小选择。
而不是仅考虑像教师这样的学校经常出现的传统职业道路，而是lawyers,doctors,护士,LinkedIn shows you that there is a wide variety of roles available— you could be a HR manager for an architecture firm or a social media producer for a fitness company!
Once you have found a role you are interested in, you can also单击以了解那些扮演该角色的人，看看他们如何到达那里。From what they studied, their previous jobs or volunteering work, you’ll have an idea of the various pathways people have taken to land your dream job.
原因＃3：建立您的工作经验
LinkedIn can be a really good way of获得一些工作经验，让您品尝到特定领域的实际情况。
Reason #4: Learning About Trends and Industry Developments
最后，朱莉说：“ LinkedIn对高中生来说是一个非常好的工具，因为那里有很多很棒的信息 - 您可以拥有最小的个人资料，但仍然看到其他人在发布的内容。A lot of times, people and companies will share updates so it’s a good way of keeping up to date with things that interest you.”
By following people and companies on LinkedIn that you are interested in,you will be sure to stay up to date with industry developments or job opportunities opening up。This means that you will be first in line for jobs that may interest you in the future, but also once you start university or start looking for your first job — you’ll be able to talk about the industry and trends with confidence at your interview!
What if you’re interested in making a LinkedIn profile but feel intimidated?
LinkedIn can seem very intimidating due to the amount of ‘professionals’ and adults on it in comparison to people your age. However, a very important thing to keep in mind is that仅仅因为您年轻并不意味着您没有任何贡献！
当你在一个更专业的行动d formal manner on LinkedIn (think full sentences, sign offs, remembering your please and thank yous),young people are also more social media savvy and keep on top of trends while usually being more flexible and willing to explore new technology.These are qualities and skills that many employers and professionals are seeking to tap into as the world becomes more technology driven and focussed.
Julie adds, “LinkedIn can feel like, ‘Oh, that’s just for people who are mid-career and professionals doing their job or whatever,’ but actually it’s a really accessible tool!这是一个非常友好的社交媒体平台 - 没有仇恨者，没有巨魔 - 很好。
“说实话，您不需要在那里就在那里。您无需共享内容或与成千上万的人建立联系 - 您可以在那里环顾四周并纯粹用于研究目的。I recommend that high school students just get familiar with LinkedIn and the platform — you don’t have to do anything straight away。
“As you progress into your career, or into your university or TAFE course, that’s when you can start to really actively build it up in terms of presence there.但是最初，只需进去看看！您可以找到很多很棒的东西！”
如何使用LinkedIn进行网络：设置您的个人资料
#1: The ‘About’ Section
Before going into what to put into your profile, Julie says, “An important thing to remember about LinkedIn is that everybody can see everything. So I can look up anybody in the world and see their profile. So您必须确保您很愿意与任何人分享您正在提供的信息。”
朱莉强调说：“如果您不准备分享某些信息，那就没有压力了，没关系。您可以在从那里进行时添加它们。”
如果您是一名高中生，may be best to leave what school you are studying in out of your profile for privacy and safety reasons!也许当您走到高中旅程的尽头时，可能是当您开始填写该部分时。
LinkedIn个人资料的“大约”部分是可以说the个人资料中最重要的部分。
朱莉说：“One of the ways I like to think about the About section, is if somebody said, ‘Tell me about yourself.’ This is where we answer that type of question, so I’d be thinking aboutany education I had, volunteering or work experience I’ve done in any clubs or teams, my strengths and skills.这是您是谁和可以提供的东西的快照。”
Additionally, we asked Julie, as a career coach, whether she recommends writing in the first person or third person. She says, “My personal preference is always in the first person. I want to be able to speak directly to somebody who is viewing my profile and I want it to feel personal.I want it to feel like it’s about me specifically.”
#2: Your Profile Photo
朱莉说：“如果您舒适地这样做，则只会添加个人资料照片。如果您决定添加LinkedIn个人资料照片，请尝试使其专业，因为它是专业的社交媒体网络。A head and shoulders shot with a smile, but not a group photo, just you in the picture.”
#3: Filling Out Your Experience
The ‘Experience’ section showcases您所做的任何工作。
朱莉说：“它不必是超级专业的工作，即使是休闲工作或工作经验也可以纳入经验部分。加上您为您工作的公司，并提供一些有关您承担的责任的细节！”
此外，我们问朱莉，如果您没有工作经验，您该怎么办，她说：“没关系！You can either leave it blank until you start to gain some work experience and update it later.
“但是，我也看过some people put any volunteering they’ve done into that Experience section.It’s important to remember that we all start somewhere, so don’t worry if you don’t have anything to put in there yet! You will! And you can add that at a later date if that’s easier for you.”
#4: Your Education
As noted earlier, to give away the high school you are currently studying at can make it very easy for people to find you which may raise privacy and security concerns.
朱莉重申：“您只提供有关LinkedIn的信息，您会感到100％与世界分享。So maybe if you’re nearing the end of Year 12, you could probably start to put that information on there because you’re moving to tertiary education.
“At this stage in your life and in your career,having education there when you are a high school student, isn’t an essential thing.因此，如果您有疑问，请将其删除 - 您可以在以后添加。”
＃5：志愿服务
“志愿服务部分是a fantastic way of showcasing any community involvement that you’ve had and it certainly looks great to potential future employers.If they’re looking at your profile and see that you’ve been proactive and learning skills through volunteering experience, that’s a bonus!”
朱莉还强调，志愿服务不必是正式的志愿服务，”短暂的志愿服务，例如几天在您当地的社区中心或通过学校完成的任何人提供帮助— that’s okay to put on there too! So I encourage you to really think, ‘Where have I helped and added value, that wasn’t paid?’ and put it on there.”
She also shares, “The other thing to remember is that超过80％的LinkedIn用户没有志愿者的经验。因此，即使您有一些志愿者的经验，它看起来也不错！”
＃6：寻找人们联系
“Firstly,与您认识的人建立联系。因此，如果您有任何朋友，家人，甚至是您朋友的父母 - 这些都是很棒的人。
“如果您在LinkedIn上有队友，您拥有的任何休闲工作，都可以与他们联系。Because LinkedIn is very transparent, it’s okay to connect with people you don’t know.”
朱莉对此进行了详细说明：“例如，if you’re interested in working in a web design role — it’s okay to reach out and connect to local web designers这样一来，您就会更加了解他们的工作，并且可以看到他们的更新。”
但是朱莉还指出：“与人建立联系的替代方法是跟随他们。这意味着您仍然会看到他们的更新，但是您无法向他们发送私人消息。That’s the only difference, so following is a great alternative if you feel a bit weird reaching out to connect with someone.”
Additionally, Julie shares a tip when you are connecting with people, which is topersonalise your connection request当您通过LinkedIn联网时！
“You get 300 characters to explain to that person why you want to connect with them.So a really easy way is to say, ‘Hi [name], I’m interested in a career in [industry] and saw that you work in [company]. I’d love to connect to learn more about what you do and your profession.’”
Julie says that it’s一种简单的方式来介绍自己，并提醒学生，如果他们不接受您的连接请求，他们不应该被冒犯。“只要确保您有礼貌，并解释为什么要与某人建立联系，因为这确实很重要。”
Discover how one of our Pathfinder students used LinkedIn for networking这里！
#7: What are LinkedIn Groups?
“LinkedIn Groups area really useful tool for getting specific information about specific professions and industries.因此，如果您有一些领域对自己的职业感兴趣，那么您可以要求加入这些小组。”
However, Julie also notes that有可能不会让高中生像经常适合行业的专业人士那样进入。但是，尝试没有风险！如果这些团体确实让您加入，这是看谁在行业及其主要影响力的好方法。
#8: What posts should you make?
Julie advises that you shouldn’t worry about making posts for LinkedIn just yet, “I would say creating and posting content should almost be phase two of your LinkedIn journey.Initially, it’s just about becoming really familiar and really comfortable on the site, getting your basic profile reading and using it for that research purpose.”
“只有一旦您进入职业生涯或教育，就开始考虑创建自己的内容。It can be good to engage with the site by liking or commenting, but please don’t feel any pressure to create big articles or write posts every week。”
你有它！
Now that you know the ins and outs of using LinkedIn, from using it to research industries and jobs as well as networking, it’s your turn to hop onto the site and start exploring!
Remember, there is no need to set up a super comprehensive and detailed profile while you are still in high school and you shouldonly share information that you are comfortable sharing with the whole world.
However, even a basic profile will give you access to LinkedIn’s countless resources for both career development, networking and getting to know what your options are once you graduate from high school!
Wondering how to find a job once you’ve finished high school? Check out our guide这里！
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