Obviously LinkedIn is a heavily used social network for young professionals. But before visiting New York I didn’t realize just how necessary it is. Every single agency I visited brought up LinkedIn at some point; either while answering questions, or casually in their presentations. I’m just curious to know why LinkedIn seems to be the primary method employers use to recruit potential hires (other than references). While I don’t have the answer to this question, I have begun to realize that mine is going to need some major updating in the coming weeks. After constantly hearing about it from industry members, I’ve come to the conclusion that staying up to date on LinkedIn could be the difference in receiving my next interview/job or not. After graduation, and before I start my job on the east coast, I’m going to be hard at work improving my LinkedIn profile and everything contained within it. I am committed to giving myself every possible advantage going into my career, and hopefully making changes such as these will eventually get me where I want to be professionally.

–Olivia Dozois–06/04/2019–