Liana Kabins ’18, Petra, Jordan
All current international studies majors and alumni are invited to join our LinkedIn group! The group can serve as a useful resource for networking, identifying major-related events and opportunities, and a chance to learn from other international studies students’ own professional journeys. Explore topics of interest including career pathways, graduate and professional school programs, internships, and study abroad. Students in the group are encouraged to make thoughtful connections and exchange helpful career and academic advice.
Before contacting an alumnus or an alumna, majors are encouraged to carefully read the information on the person’s profile and associated web pages and prepare targeted questions.
To join the CWRU International Studies group on LinkedIn, click here and request to join. Please also link to Acting Director, Dr. Zeren so that you can more easily contact other group members. Only current International Studies majors and alumni of the program are eligible to join. For assistance joining the group, see further instructions here, or contact internationalstudies@case.edu.
Advice for Developing Your Professional Brand
- A LinkedIn Profile can help you develop your professional brand.
- Compared to a resume, a profile allows you to create a narrative about yourself more easily.
- If your profile is developed, connection requests will be more successful.
- Components to include
- A photo (professional looking) increases hits.
- A banner photo adds personality.
- A headline that describes you is key.
- Consider nouns and adjectives that describe the position you aspire to, your academic interests, your academic skills, your extracurricular interests.
(e.g. Aspiring Middle East Security Analyst/Arabic Speaker/Editor) - Can use “[a type of] Intern”.
- Consider nouns and adjectives that describe the position you aspire to, your academic interests, your academic skills, your extracurricular interests.
- A summary allows one to connect the parts of one’s profile.
- The summary should have a single, strategic narrative thread.
- Any claims made should be supported by material elsewhere in profile.
- Consider how much is visible on different mobile and web platforms.
- Use first person.
- Use as many key words as possible; can add list at end too.
- Attach publications, project videos, resume, and other supporting materials at end.
- Complete the other sections of the profile.
- Have a staff member of the CWRU Center for Career Success review your profile.