Building your Professional Profile and Germany Career Niche
This seminar covers an advanced introduction to using the LinkedIn professional social media platform. You will learn how to network effectively and without the “ick”, how to build a target audience and post appropriately, and how to use the platform to establish your credibility.
We will cover differences in profile building, culture and use in Germany and across the globe, so that you can understand how to use it in your Germany job search. Then, we will cover how to use LinkedIn to refine and elevate your Germany career niche so that your profile helps generate leads for you passively. Finally, we will review the most important job search techniques with LinkedIn.
By the end of this 90-minute session, you’ll be ready to dive into updating and upgrading your profile to one that is optimized, lead-generating, and showcasing the professional specialist you are becoming during your studies.
About the Trainer
Jessica Schüller is an expert in career development and international student employability, with experience in higher education, research, and policy across Germany, Europe, and the United States. Having worked in career services and later held a senior role at the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Jessica Schüller has helped shape initiatives and research focused on international student success and labor market integration.
Learn more about her work on LinkedIn and via her website. For additional events, workshops, and career resources, visit the Career Service website.
