{"id":1538,"date":"2017-08-14T14:09:53","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T14:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/?page_id=1538"},"modified":"2026-08-22T21:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T21:12:19","slug":"international-studies-linkedin-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/international-studies-linkedin-group\/","title":{"rendered":"International Studies LinkedIn Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs active_section=&#8221;1&#8243; no_fill_content_area=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;LinkedIn Group&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;linkedin_group&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1588\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artscimedia.case.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2014\/03\/14135617\/IMG_1883.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1588\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1588\" src=\"https:\/\/artscimedia.case.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2014\/03\/14135617\/IMG_1883-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artscimedia.case.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2014\/03\/14135617\/IMG_1883-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/artscimedia.case.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2014\/03\/14135617\/IMG_1883-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artscimedia.case.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2014\/03\/14135617\/IMG_1883-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/artscimedia.case.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2014\/03\/14135617\/IMG_1883-500x625.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liana Kabins &#8217;18, Petra, Jordan<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All current international studies majors and alumni are invited to join our LinkedIn group! The group can serve as a useful resource for\u00a0 networking, identifying major-related events and opportunities, and a chance to learn from other international studies students\u2019 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Before contacting an alumnus or an alumna, majors are encouraged to carefully read the information on the person\u2019s profile and associated web pages and prepare targeted questions.<\/p>\n<p>To join the CWRU International Studies group on LinkedIn, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/8139598\">click here<\/a> and request to join. Please also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aysegulzeren\/\">link to Acting Director, Dr. Zeren<\/a> 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/help\/linkedin\/answer\/a544795?hcppcid=search\">here<\/a>, or contact <a href=\"mailto:internationalstudies@case.edu\">internationalstudies@case.edu<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Developing Your Professional Brand&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;professional_brand&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Advice for Developing Your Professional Brand<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A LinkedIn Profile can help you develop your professional brand.<\/li>\n<li>Compared to a resume, a profile allows you to create a narrative about yourself more easily.<\/li>\n<li>If your profile is developed, connection requests will be more successful.<\/li>\n<li>Components to include\n<ul>\n<li>A photo (professional looking) increases hits.<\/li>\n<li>A banner photo adds personality.<\/li>\n<li>A headline that describes you is key.\n<ul>\n<li>Consider nouns and adjectives that describe the position you aspire to, your academic interests, your academic skills, your extracurricular interests.<br \/>\n(e.g. Aspiring Middle East Security Analyst\/Arabic Speaker\/Editor)<\/li>\n<li>Can use \u201c[a type of] Intern\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>A summary allows one to connect the parts of one\u2019s profile.\n<ul>\n<li>The summary should have a single, strategic narrative thread.<\/li>\n<li>Any claims made should be supported by material elsewhere in profile.<\/li>\n<li>Consider how much is visible on different mobile and web platforms.<\/li>\n<li>Use first person.<\/li>\n<li>Use as many key words as possible; can add list at end too.<\/li>\n<li>Attach publications, project videos, resume, and other supporting materials at end.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Complete the other sections of the profile.<\/li>\n<li>Have a staff member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/case.edu\/studentsuccess\/post-grad-planning\">CWRU Center for Career Success<\/a> review your profile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs active_section=&#8221;1&#8243; no_fill_content_area=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;LinkedIn Group&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;linkedin_group&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>All current international studies majors and alumni are invited to join our LinkedIn group! The group can serve as a useful resource for\u00a0 networking, identifying major-related events and opportunities, and a chance to learn from other international studies students\u2019 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.<\/p>\n<p>Before contacting an alumnus or an alumna, majors are encouraged to carefully read the information on the person\u2019s profile and associated web pages and prepare targeted questions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/international-studies-linkedin-group\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading&#8230; <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">International Studies LinkedIn Group<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":302,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1538"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/302"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1538"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4788,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1538\/revisions\/4788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}