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Most people have an incredible facebook account. 500+ friends, tons of photos and videos. However, I’ve stopped using Facebook as a social media platform – there are many reasons why but I won’t go into them here. That said, Facebook is definitely good for communicating with everyone, but beyond I just feel aimlessly scrolling through the posts on Facebook just isn’t healthy.<\/p>\n

Instead, I’ve started using LinkedIn and have never looked back since. Students are worried about getting internships. Most of us are anyway. Do not underestimate the power of LinkedIn here<\/strong>. I’ve gotten a fully fledged summer internship at one the largest banks in the world through a simple message from a recruiter, and almost 20 messages flooding my inbox throughout the year.<\/p>\n

My top tip: Put stuff on your LinkedIn profile. Make sure you tick the setting that you’re looking for an internship\/job, and watch the requests come in. Many of us search desperately for just one internship, but why not just let the companies come to you?<\/p>\n

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Louis<\/p>\n

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