Workshop on: LinkedIn profile - Rock your LinkedIn profile “building a great student profile”

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A LinkedIn workshop was conducted under the Marketing club activity on 6thNovember, 2020 from 2.30 pm to 4 pm. The speaker for this event was Mr. Rakesh Gaur, Sr. Enterprise Sales Director LinkedIn Pune coordinated and organised by Prof. Stanny Dias. The Mission of LinkedIn is of connecting world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful. The first year MBA students and Final year MBA Finance specialization batch students attended the session with a audience of total 110. The Host introduced the Guest and post the workshop, The vote of Thanks was given by Ms Akshita Saini from first year MBA batch. 




The resource speaker first spoke about LinkedIn and suggested ways to building a great LinkedIn profile.

Building a Great Student Profile

The workshop covered the following points: 

  •  How to make a LinkedIn profile
  •  Difference between LinkedIn profile and resume.
  •  Write an informative profile headline.
  •  Importance of a profile 
  •  Pick an appropriate photo.
  •  Personal Branding Via LinkedIn
  •  Show off your education.
  •  Make a professional image on LinkedIn 
  •  Details in the various sections of a LinkedIn profile 
  •  How to form and maintain professional relations via LinkedIn
  •  Advantages of LinkedIn profile and premium account.

Points we should keep in our mind while building our profile on LinkedIn 
  • Your headline must be short, memorable and professional. 
  • Check out the profiles of students and recent alumni you admire for ideas.
  • LinkedIn is not like Facebook. Upload a professionally dressed photograph which resembles you professionally.
  • In an platform to tell your story in your words
  • Include all your schools, major and minor courses, and certificates study. LinkedIn is an appropriate place to show off your GPA, test scores, and honours and awards.
  • Your Summary statement must be concise and confident about your qualifications and goals. Include relevant work and extracurriculars.
  • “Skills & Expertise” is the place where you can include keywords and phrases that recruiters search for. 
  • Posting updates helps you stay on your network’s radar and build your professional image.
  • Mention your projects, professional books or articles, or events you’re attending. 
  • Join groups this shows that you want to engage in professional communities and learn the lingo. You can start with your university and industry groups.
  • Best profiles have at least one recommendation for each position a person has held. 
  • Recruiters get impressed by recommendations from people who have directly managed you.
  • You can add your writing, design work, or other accomplishments on your profile.


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