Power Up with LinkedIn- Empowering the YOUth -Series #1
LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network with more than 830 million members in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. It brings together the world’s leading professional cloud and the world’s leading professional network and creates economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce and connects the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful.
As a part of MOU with Aspire For Her (AFH), KCG College of Technology in collaboration with AFH, conducted a session on creating a strong LinkedIn profile, for KCG students. The resource person Mr Ramdas Kannan – Manager, APAC Growth Partnerships LinkedIn, briefed our students as how to create a strong profile on LinkedIn to attract the recruiters. He spoke on building a profile and a brand to get noticed, how to apply for jobs, skills required to get a job. He spoke as how to close their network gap by connecting to alumni, telling their story on profile as their interests / hobbies, following companies, adding competencies and certifications.
More than 2000 KCG students attended the session and created their LinkedIn profile through the live practical demo given by Mr Ramdas Kannan. A free subscription for 6 months, worth Rs 9000 given by LinkedIn to all our students, was activated on the same day.
Our students were equipped with a lifelong needed skill – effective job search and being noticed by all recruiters at all times. Students attended the session with interest and enthusiasm and their queries were answered by Mr Ramdas.
