Should I join LinkedIn?

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Updated: Feb 15

I am starting nursing school in a month and I have no online presence. Should I create a LinkedIn or an Academia.edu profile? My nursing school has a strong focus on research, and I plan to take my education further than a BSN.

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Nurse Beth, MSN

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Dear Nursing Student,

Congrats on starting nursing school!

I'm not sure if Academia.ED will be super helpful to you as a nursing student, but you could always try it out. It is a commercial social networking site for academics where people can upload their research papers and read others' papers.

You are going to have a lot of assigned reading in nursing schoool, and typically your school will provide you student access to any databases you need.

Establishing a professional presence on LinkedIn is a great idea. Recruiters use LinkedIn and it's excellent for networking. Networking is key to a successful career. You'll be surprised by how many you'll find that you know on LinkedIn- educators, nursing instructors, and hiring nurse managers.

Also consider joining your professional organization, the National Student Nurses Association. It looks good on a resume.

Best wishes,

Nurse Beth

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