Parents' Guide to

LinkedIn

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Polly Conway By Polly Conway , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 14+

Teens should think twice before posting an online resume.

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age 17+

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CSMContentDefault Adult
November 23, 2018
age 16+

The butt review

It is good and easy to use but you might end up giving away your personal information to this. It is pretty easy to use and there is not to much bad things like no sex pictures or cussing but the only thing bad is there is some safety and privacy concerns and issues. This site is more for teens or adults who know not to give all there information because kids might not know and give there information away.
Maureen Goronson
Maureen Goronson Adult
August 28, 2018
age 18+

Don't give your bank account information to LinkedIn!

Don't give bank account information to LinkedIn! I signed up for a supposed 'free' LinkedIn Premium trial. I canceled after just 2 days because it absolutely did not do what they claimed and gave me no special access. (My cancellation was acknowledged by them via email over a month ago.) End of last week my bank account had an unauthorized charge by them for the membership which I had canceled over a month before. I've written to them twice and they won't respond.
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What’s It About?

LinkedIn is a social-networking website that allows users to organize employment and educational information on a resume-like page, then share with potential contacts in the job world. After signing up with an email and password, you can list relevant career information, including education history, job experience, hobbies, and organization membership. You then add \"connections,\" which could be classmates, colleagues, employers, companies, or schools. The site will prompt you to \"see who you already know on LinkedIn\" by allowing access to your email contacts, but it's not required. Your contacts' updates will appear in your feed and vice versa. You can add personal skills or join groups you may find interesting. LinkedIn's new school pages list statistics, allow users to talk to alumni, and even discover on-campus job opportunities.

Is It Any Good?

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So far, for kids, LinkedIn is a mixed bag. For older, more motivated kids already knee-deep in the competitive college admissions game, it may feel natural: another opportunity to make themselves known. Younger, more enterprising teens might find after-school or summer jobs. However, for most 14-year-olds, joining LinkedIn probably isn't necessary. Nothing put on the Internet ever truly disappears, so kids should be as wary here as they are on Facebook, if not more.

In terms of how LinkedIn will work for college-bound graduates, there are a lot of unanswered questions. Will an overstuffed profile become a must? If so, how will underprivileged kids -- those without reliable computer access or who go to schools that don't offer many extracurriculars -- fare? It isn't clear how much personal information LinkedIn collects from kids' profiles or if it's used for advertising. Also, is it even healthy for kids to be so future-focused?

On the plus side, the site has a lot of quality college information. The statistics are really helpful in seeing where alumni excel post-graduation. Kids can get personalized advice and updates on their schools of choice and even learn about on-campus job opportunities. Modern kids are used to putting themselves out there online, and LinkedIn could prove to be a positive, empowering tool. Nevertheless, keep in mind that some of the most important parts of growing up simply aren't quantifiable on a resume. Sometimes being a kid means...just being a kid.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Do you have a LinkedIn profile? Show your kid some of the information you've shared about your career and life. How much is too much?

  • Encourage your kids to feel confident about themselves as students and people, even if their achievements may not translate to paper.

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