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LinkedIn guidance and advice

LinkedIn guidance and advice

Nowadays, having a LinkedIn profile is almost as expected as having a resume. However, despite their similarities, your LinkedIn profile and your resume look different and serve different purposes. This page seeks to provide you with the skills to present yourself in the best possible light to potential employers and networking contacts.

👉 Learn how to use LinkedIn Learning – LI Learning is free for all UW students to use. This course will give you some tips for making best use of it. LIL is great for supplementing your academic education with things you may not get in the classroom, or which you want to learn more about.

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Build (or improve) your profile

A simple step by step guide to get you started building or improving your profile

Use LinkedIn to clarify your career direction

By searching profiles, connecting with alums and others and talking to ex-employees of your dream organization, you can learn more about career paths and feel confident moving forward

Hacks and other cool stuff

A fun assortment of other things you may not know LinkedIn could do or help you with

Fact or Fiction: What Actually Matters to Job Search Success?

Enough is enough: This job market is rough enough without all the bad career advice out there! 🤦‍♂️

Here’s what the data says *ACTUALLY* works – AND what doesn’t matter at all…


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Cracking the Hidden Job Market: How Recruiters Really Find Talent

Tune in to this episode of Career Talks

for tips on how to navigate today’s job market. Learn how to stand out, boost visibility, and get found by recruiters with career expert J.T. O’Donnell.

We’ll cover:
➡️ What quiet hiring really …

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What Should My LinkedIn Profile Look Like? *AKA LinkedIn Optimization

This is an evergreen question that I get as both a recruiter and as a career coach. There are a couple of basic answers to think about. The first is, you can treat your profile as a resume. Anyone has …

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Marie Koko Director of Career and Employer Services
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Career resources

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Skill building courses

Introduction to Stata

Taught by Franz Buscha
Learning and applying new statistical techniques can often be a daunting experience. Software like Stata, an integrated statistical software package,…

Data, Economic Modeling, and Forecasting with Stata

Taught by Jason Schenker
Working with data is an important part of many jobs, and in the future, it will be important for even…

The Modern Stata Playbook: Critical Enhancements You Need to Know

Taught by Franz Buscha
In this course, Franz Buscha—a professor of economics who has taught economics, statistics, and policy evaluation—explores the biggest feature additions…

Advanced and Specialized Statistics with Stata

Taught by Franz Buscha
Stata is agile, easy to use, and fast, with the ability to load and process up to 120,000 variables and…

Excel Copilot: Working with PivotTables

Taught by George Mount
Embark on a journey to master Excel Copilot and revolutionize your approach to PivotTables. This course is designed for intermediate…

Microsoft 365 Copilot Shorts: 20 Skills in 20 Minutes

Taught by Mike Tholfsen
Learn how Microsoft 365 Copilot can boost your day-to-day productivity with practical, hands-on demonstrations. Maximize Copilot’s capabilities across Copilot Chat,…
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LinkedIn Learning

Introduction to Stata

Taught by Franz Buscha
Learning and applying new statistical techniques can often be a daunting experience. Software like Stata, an integrated statistical software package,…

Data, Economic Modeling, and Forecasting with Stata

Taught by Jason Schenker
Working with data is an important part of many jobs, and in the future, it will be important for even…

The Modern Stata Playbook: Critical Enhancements You Need to Know

Taught by Franz Buscha
In this course, Franz Buscha—a professor of economics who has taught economics, statistics, and policy evaluation—explores the biggest feature additions…

Advanced and Specialized Statistics with Stata

Taught by Franz Buscha
Stata is agile, easy to use, and fast, with the ability to load and process up to 120,000 variables and…

Excel Copilot: Working with PivotTables

Taught by George Mount
Embark on a journey to master Excel Copilot and revolutionize your approach to PivotTables. This course is designed for intermediate…

Microsoft 365 Copilot Shorts: 20 Skills in 20 Minutes

Taught by Mike Tholfsen
Learn how Microsoft 365 Copilot can boost your day-to-day productivity with practical, hands-on demonstrations. Maximize Copilot’s capabilities across Copilot Chat,…
View All Classes

Contact & location

Phone
608-262-3908
Email
careerdev@lafollette.wisc.edu
Address

Sterling Hall, room 2406
475 N Charter Street
Madison, WI 53706

Career service hours

Monday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (Remote)
Tuesday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (Remote)
Wednesday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm (On Campus)
Thursday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm (On Campus)
Friday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm (On Campus)

To make an appointment with me, click here

You may also drop in for quick (5 minute or less) questions during on-campus hours if the door is open