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Back to Campus? I found myself at the University of Rhode Island yesterday speaking to a Communications Class taught by Gail Lowney Alofsin. I hadn't been on campus since pre-pandemic. AND it felt GREAT to be near students. My book "LinkedIn for Personal Branding" is part of the curriculum so I am grateful ❤️ for that! They asked dozens of terrific questions including: ❓ Should I write in the first person for LinkedIn? My Answer: Yes, you want to be more approachable and friendly. ❓ Should I upload my resume? My Answer: This is optional. If you do add it, consider putting it in the Featured section. Also, be sure to remove any confidential information like your home address. ❓ Is it OK to be proactive and reach out to employers? My Answer: Yes, but be sure to do your research first. Identify the companies and be selective. Make sure the company is a good fit for you. ❓ How long did it take to write your book? My Answer: A Really long time.... almost two years! And then I rewrote it to get it up to date. I had a blast with these outstanding students. There's nothing like spending time with college students. What campus have you been to lately? Or do you spend time with students? Please let me know #collegestudents #rhodeisland #linkedin #SandraLong Sandra Long
Sandra Long all members of the business community can learn so much from your lessons. And within my ASIS International global security community we have the webinar you gave us available 24/7. Thanks Sandra!
Congrats Sandra on having your book used as part of the Communications class. Important for the students to position themselves for future success.
Sandra, I am positive that the students who listened to you gained a truckload of useful advice and quite pointed directions for the most effective use of the LinkedIn venues. Kudos!
Sandra Long, thank you so much for taking the time to come and speak to our class! I am excited to read more of your book, "LinkedIn for Personal Branding". Thank you for all your advice. It was well received. I can't wait to get to work on my LinkedIn profile! As you said, making connections is so important, and I am so grateful I was able to have this opportunity to connect with you!
It is quite amazing to be teaching in person again, indeed. A different level of appreciation of being able to do what we love. Congrats, Sandra!
Thank you for gracing our University of Rhode Island classroom with your intelligence and engaging presentation style! Your book has been included in the curriculum of my Business/Leadership/Communication class for years! A 5 star presentation! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sandra, thank you so much for speaking to our class yesterday! I enjoyed it very much. I learned how to make to most out of LinkedIn as a platform. I've already started to update my LinkedIn profile based on what I learned from your presentation. I can't wait to read your book this semester and learn even more. Thanks again!
Thank you so much for speaking to our class! It was great to learn about LinkedIn from your perspective and how to build my profile personally and professionally. I appreciate the personal advice you offered for my own profile as well! I feel more confident now knowing that I’m on the right track.
How fun and rewarding for you to get to speak with the students of this Communications Class at the University of Rhode Island, Sandra Long, and hats off to you that they use your awesome book in their curriculum. I really appreciated that you shared a sampling of the questions they asked and your responses to those questions. In the last month, I've done a LinkedIn training for students at the Denver campus of Flatiron School, which offers a boot camp style of education in such fields as software engineering, cybersecurity, data science and product design. It was blast to help these folks in their 20s to step up their LinkedIn presence. Another rewarding experience I had recently was providing LinkedIn training to students in a GED at a high school near my home in Lakewood, a suburb of Denver.
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2yYou are a great teacher and it must have been a fun class!