How to Use LinkedIn’s Alumni Tool for Networking

It’s widely known that LinkedIn is a powerful networking tool that can help you broaden your contact list, set up informational interviews, search for job openings, and apply for new positions. But within LinkedIn, there’s a specific tool that’s not well known, and so many people aren’t taking advantage of it. It’s called the alumni tool, and it can help you find alumni from schools you graduate from—and then help you build your network. Here are six tips for using LinkedIn’s alumni tool for networking.

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By MaryEllen Ryan
MaryEllen Ryan Senior Associate Director, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center