The Alumni Association has just created a presence on the career networking site, LinkedIn.com. Alumni are invited to create a connection with Reggie Redbird and join the Alumni Association Group affiliated with the Reggie Redbird profile. The online network is intended to create professional career connections that will provide opportunities for furthering one’s career and that of others.
Over 13,000 Illinois State alumni have created profiles in this online community. LinkedIn offers users the chance to post online resumes and job postings as well as to create an online career network. The use of this community provides opportunities to:
- Find potential clients, service providers, subject experts and partners who come recommended
- Be found for business opportunities
- Search for great jobs
- Discover inside connections that can help you land jobs and close deals
- Post and distribute job listings
- Find high-quality candidates
- Get introduced to other professionals through the people you know
For additional information on the Illinois State University presence on LinkedIn, e-mail Annette Levitt.
