As part of more homecoming celebrations, Andrew Seaman, a 2010 graduate of Wilkes, returned to campus to talk with students about ways to improve themselves on LinkedIn Seaman also spoke about general business networking tips.
Seaman is a managing editor at LinkedIn and also the host of the podcast “Get Hired.”
In attendance at the event were various business students, professors, the office of career development and various others.
“Hopefully it is not just a moment in time where they hear a lecture or presentation and just walk away,” said Bridget Turel, the director of personal and professional development programming (PPD). “I hope that they take some of the tips and information and put that into use and see success from it.”
During the event, Seaman first spoke about how a degree sets the foundation for what someone wants, but real life experience is what truly allows a person to work where they would want to work.
Seaman also went on to express how students should not be afraid about non-typical job paths.
“I’ve only had a few actual job jobs and I’ve stayed there,” said Seaman. “So I’m actually not like a typical millennial that sort of hops around to a new job every two or three years. If you want to do that, totally fine, normal.”
After touching on career highlights, Seaman turned to his specialty: LinkedIn and marketing yourself.
He talked about how posting on LinkedIn can be extremely beneficial, but also warned to not post things without depth to them.
He emphasized that commenting “atta-boys” is not beneficial, and students should shy away from that.
“I think I can not be worried about what I am posting on LinkedIn,” said senior accounting major Liam White. “I should post more about my accomplishments, and I now know that people see it as a good thing.”
Seaman transitioned and talked about current industry trends and gave general tips on how to get jobs after graduation. He even discussed grad-school and whether or not it was a mandatory requirement in today’s market.
The lecture was beneficial to not only students, but also the professors in attendance.
“I think that it is all about keeping up with current trends and hearing from people that are working in the industry,” said Turel. “I took a lot of notes for myself and got a lot of inside tips from Andrew. I think as Wilkes professionals we are always trying to keep up with current trends and those are things we are trying to bring to our class.”
Wilkes plans on making similar events available to students and faculty throughout the course of the year.