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Introductory LinkedIn course

LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network on the internet. You can use LinkedIn to find the right job or internship, connect and strengthen professional relationships, and learn the skills you need to succeed in your career.

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Course description: You keep hearing about how LinkedIn can help with building a network, gaining visibility, and building a public profile, but are not sure where to start? Maybe you don't have a profile yet or you have one but are not using it actively?

In this course, we will start from the beginning. If you don't have a profile, you will have a chance to create one during the course. We will discuss what a good LinkedIn profile should include, how you start connecting with others, and what kinds of posts you can make to build your public profile as a researcher. The course will include different examples and time for questions and discussion.

Target group: Suitable for PhDs, postdocs and other researchers who wants to start using LinkedIn. 

Language: English

Duration: 2 hours

Facilitator: Jana Wilbricht