{"id":2928,"date":"2016-04-19T04:48:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T20:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/19\/linkedins-career-app-helps-college-students-land-their-first-jobs\/"},"modified":"2016-04-19T04:48:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T20:48:00","slug":"linkedins-career-app-helps-college-students-land-their-first-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/19\/linkedins-career-app-helps-college-students-land-their-first-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"LinkedIn&#039;s career app helps college students land their first jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Linkedinstudents\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.3.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE2LzA0LzE4L2Q5L0xpbmtlZEluU3R1LmVhZjQ3LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTU3NXgzMjMjCmUJanBn\/08c40cb2\/820\/LinkedInStudents.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=LinkedIn%27s+career+app+helps+college+students+land+their+first+jobs&amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04%2F18%2Flinkedin-students-jobs%2F\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04%2F18%2Flinkedin-students-jobs%2F&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/linkedin\/\">LinkedIn<\/a> has long been a helpful tool for students looking to land work or internships by connecting them with potential employers. Now, the company is rolling out a new app\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.linkedin.com\/2016\/04\/18\/introducing-the-linkedin-students-app--helping-soon-to-be-colleg\" style=\"line-height: 1.5\">LinkedIn Students<\/a>\u00a0that narrows in on helping<span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">\u00a0soon-to-be-professionals demographic\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">to help college kids find jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2015\/06\/19\/tech-skills-any-industry\/\">4 skills that will help you stand out in any job interview<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>LinkedIn Students boils LinkedIn down into a more simplified version that focuses on getting young people on certain career paths through relevant connections and providing details about positions.<\/p>\n<p>Based on your personal information \u2014 i.e. where you went to college or your major \u2014 LinkedIn Students will suggest specific alumni and professionals in relevant positions to connect with (and even find mentors this way).\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/04\/18\/linkedin-students-jobs\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>More about <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/students\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Students<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/linkedin\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Linkedin<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/tech\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Tech<\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/jump\/mash.to\/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x250;ord=1461012141' target='_blank'><br \/>\n<img src='http:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/ad\/mash.to\/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x250;ord=1461012141'><br \/>\n<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Mashable\/~4\/pmoVeypxhtc\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LinkedIn has long been a helpful tool for students looking to land work or internships by connecting them with potential employers. 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