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Ryan Hoover
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Smart of LinkedIn to create an app targeted toward younger audiences. @thekenyeung has a great overview of the app on VentureBeat. Note: it seems like the app may not be available in the App Store or Google Play quite yet. This probably wasn't supposed to be announced Sunday evening.
Ali Afridi
@rrhoover @thekenyeung Timing also seems to be off since most students already have internships or full-time jobs lined up.
Tyler Hayes
Where can I find an iPhone 7?
@rrhoover Re: not supposed to be announced now vs. later: @thekenyeung's VB piece is well-researched with interviews with LinkedIn employees, so it's clear this piece has been in the works for a while—there's a press push behind this. If it wasn't supposed to be announced now, I'm guessing that's on VB and not LinkedIn. But I'm just looking in from the outside.
Ken Yeung
@thetylerhayes @rrhoover LinkedIn has informed me that it has pulled the apps and will relaunch them at 6am PT on Monday.
Zach Kahn
@rrhoover @thekenyeung I've had this app for a little over a month. It's a good idea but doesn't provide much utility.
Kia K.
What I Know Best - Bhaskar Roy (Chief Product Officer at PlayPhone)
@thetylerhayes @rrhoover @thekenyeung actually, that is a LinkedIn mess up -- they put up not only the app's website on Sunday but the actual app in the Play store briefly "for testing" and it was flagged by diligent Android bloggers. No, it's not on VB as you're choosing to assume for whatever reason...
Justin Ehlert
It's good to see LinkedIn finally creating something useful for students. Most of us have started to lose faith in it. Unfortunately it's becoming more of a place for recruiters to spam us with terrible job offers than a place to find real quality jobs.
Jennifer R
@jtehlert It's not just students who have to deal with that lovely issue . . .
Will Wallace
HeadlessTemplates
@jtehlert Check out WayUp :)
Justin Wilson
@jtehlert Agree. It only looks at our past, not where we want to go in future.
Shubham Datta
Bytes - Twitter Fingers Turn to Trigger Fingers
Wow, really cool! Wish I had something like this going through undergrad. Edit: Not available in Canada...boo!
Ken Yeung
@shubham There are plans to expand this internationally later this year.
Chris Buttenham
@shubham I second that!
Rob Morgan
As someone fixing to graduate from high school, I love this idea.
Austin Sandmeyer
Weev
@rbdgswg Glad to hear! PS: Love the 4-H Picture Frame! 🙌
Justin Wilson
@rbdgswg have you taken a career assessment? Plan to go to college? Which major? Contact me if any questions. I went to Lehigh for business and engineering.
sree sreenivasan
The Met
Seems useful. I think all 9th graders should open a LinkedIn account and start to use it to track internships, build connections, etc, all through high school. Ali Afridi: "Most students already have internships or full-time jobs lined up" - I know lots and lots of students who don't...
Bryna Corcoran
I'm a huge LinkedIn fan but I always have trouble articulating to students why they should use it. This is a great first step. What they need to do is get professors and the school admins showing students how to use this.
Austin Sandmeyer
Weev
@brynatweets I completely agree! The use-cases haven't been demonstrated and definitely are not articulated to many students and that alone can cripple their trajectory as well as thought process around careers.
Justin Wilson
@brynatweets showing students what careers they may have with a given major, that'd be helpful
Ali Afridi
I really like the feature of suggesting alums to reach out to, would love to give that a try. Seems like only suggesting one job at a time would make the app a lot more time intensive, will come down to how good their recommendation engine is. Excited to give it a try once this is up on the app store. The job hunt process for college students definitely needs to be improved.
Niraj Pant
@alikafridi I agree - reaching out to active alumni is a great way for students to get advice/mentorship about their upcoming careers as well
Austin Sandmeyer
Weev
@alikafridi I agree with the suggesting alums point! I also think the suggesting one job at a time can be time intensive but that is how a lot of the "job searching" platforms are. Think Jobr (https://www.producthunt.com/tech...) Not sure if I completely agree with the methodology but hopefully at least some time is taken to think about each job. Unlike some people's swiping with apps like Tinder. 🤔
Sam Reid
Sounds like a cool idea. There's actually a very similar free app that already exists called 500 Miles which connects students and young professionals to startups. @thekenyeung wrote a piece on 500 Miles earlier this year: http://venturebeat.com/2016/01/2..., 500 Miles also has 721 upvotes: https://www.producthunt.com/tech...
Gabriel Reynard
That's great! I work at a University and this will be a great tool (with LinkedIn University Pages) to connect with students. ☺
Austin Sandmeyer
Weev
@gabrielreynard Interesting perspective from the University side. 👍
Mark Cialone
I'm a Senior (in College) right now. It takes a lot of effort and focus to effectively network with alums...especially as you search comparable starts/trajectories. This could be phenomenal in unlocking alumni as a resource for many who couldn't figure out how to effectively develop their networks before. (Full Disclosure: I have accepted a job @Linkedin after school)
Austin Sandmeyer
Weev
@mark_cialone @linkedin My love for the "full disclosure" is by far my favorite part of your comment! But I agree. Great opportunity in the pipelines. 🙌
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