Lunch & Learn for October

October's program should be very appealing to students. 

“How Are You Using Linkedin?  What’s New, What Works and Why Should I Care?”

Linkedin currently counts over 175 million professionals as members and continues to grow at a rate of 2 new members every second.  It is widely acknowledged as the leader in the professional space of social networking and has attracted members from the executive suite of every single Fortune 500 company.  Linkedin is now being used as a primary recruitment tool by 85 of the Fortune 100, and is also used by RPI.

Linkedin is becoming the first destination for so many of us in the beginning of a professional relationship.  What are you telling the world with your profile?  Unlike Facebook, where the line is still pretty clear as to how that site applies to today’s professional, Linkedin is becoming, and has become for many of us, an occupational necessity.  It is where people go to be found and, more and more, it is where companies and recruiters go to find talent. 

If you have to be on Linkedin then what should you do to make sure that you are representing yourself appropriately?  How can you build a profile that promotes yourself and your employer in tandem and in good taste?  The purpose of this session is to address these questions and give some suggestions and guidance on the use of Linkedin for busy professionals in today’s world.

Tom Whalen has been using Linkedin since early 2005 after a Silicon Valley alumnus of RPI told him   “…this thing is going to be huge.”  Seven years later he is one of the best linked members of the RPI community, as measured by the number of his 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd degree RPI Linkedin connections that he keeps within his network.  After seven years with the Office of Institute Advancement, Tom is now the Director of MBA and MS Career Resources at the Lally School of Management and Technology, a position that he has held since November of 2010. 

 

Friday, October 12

12:00 noon - 1:00 pm

Folsom Library Fischbach Room

Free!

Everyone is welcome!

Bring your lunch or purchase one at the Library Cafe.

Dessert will be provided.

 

Adrienne Birchler

Coordinator

Friends of the Folsom Library

New Exhibit on Signs, Seals, and Symbols of Rensselaer

Visit Folsom Library for a new exhibition exploring the signs, seals, and symbols designed and used by the Institute’s offices and students throughout the Institute's  history.  Assistant Institute Archivist Jenifer Kuba has assembled quite a few visual materials--pins, medals, key chains, stamps, paperweights, and documents that carry the various seals and symbols. As Jen explains, "The Institute’s logo or official seal, school colors, phrases, school letters, and the name 'Rensselaer' communicate its presence to students and communities. We see how Rensselaer communicates through material culture--pins, medals, official events--but student traditions and alumni pride make up a slightly different aspect of the Institute, one which embodies the internal culture of student life and courses of study. The exhibit places the Institute in historical context by examining the visual material it has created since its advent."

After viewing the exhibit, feel free to visit the Fixman Room on the third floor to see more Rensselaer signs, seals, and symbols and to say hello to Jen. 

 

 

 

 

Adrienne Birchler

Coordinator

Friends of the Folsom Library