How to establish a professional brand with novice experience on LinkedIn | Austin Henline | TEDxSUU

You don’t have to have 20+ years of experience in a given field to be successful on LinkedIn. The truth is, even amateurs and college students can build a professional brand. Austin Henline shares his experience of how he went from a 100% job rejection rate to getting hundreds of opportunities through LinkedIn, all while still in college. Now, Austin receives questions every week from students and business executives all around the world asking how they can improve their LinkedIn strategies. Backed by research and first hand experience, Austin gives four actionable tips that anyone can implement to build a professional brand on LinkedIn. "Austin Henline is an advocate for college student participation in the professional world. He has engaged in dozens of informational interviews with experts across multiple industries and is establishing himself as an influential voice for students to follow. As a college student, he has built a first and second degree network of nearly one million professionals. Every week, Austin receives messages from students and business leaders all over the world asking for LinkedIn advice. He has delivered presentations to college groups and company executives on how to improve LinkedIn strategies. Having experienced these benefits first hand, he hopes to teach college students how to leverage LinkedIn for their own personal career growth. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at

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