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1. Talent Pool Report
Students and Recent Graduates
Australia and New Zealand
Q1 2014
Key Facts
Overview & Methodology
Students are using LinkedIn as a starting
gate for their professional career, to
establish their professional identity, build
their network and research potential
career opportunities.
They recognize LinkedIn is one of the
best online tools to help jump-start
their professional careers - our student
members use LinkedIn every day to
research companies, industries, jobs and
internships in industries ranging from
information technology and consumer
goods to Financial services. With the
world’s largest professional network we
are able to offer a world of Insights
about our Student and Recent Graduate
members. Data about job consideration
comes from our semiannual talent
drivers survey of over 100,000 members.
Where should you look for talent?
What skills and keywords should you look for?
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University of Melbourne (AU)
University of Queensland (AU)
University of Wollongong (AU)
The University of Western Australia (AU)
University of Auckland (NZ)
Massey University (NZ)
Swinburne University of Technology (AU)
Curtin University of Technology (AU)
Charles Sturt University (AU)
Macquarie University (AU)Deakin University (AU)
Tafe (AU)
Griffith University (AU)
Team Leadership
Management
Customer Service
Research
Teamwork
Social Media
Project Management
Public Speaking
Leadership
Microsoft Office
The largest student populations on
LinkedIn are located in the Sydney,
Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth areas
The industries that attract the most
recent graduates are Information
Technology, Retail, Financial Services,
and Government Administration
Students and Recent Graduates on
LinkedIn have increased over 250%
since 2011
The most popular degrees are
Bachelor of Art, Commerce, Business
Administration, and Science
The most popular fields of study
are Accounting, Marketing, General
Business Admin and Management,
and Account and Finance

2. Students and Recent Graduates
What are our student members looking
for in a job?
Most popular schools for Students
and Recent Graduates
Most popular LinkedIn groups
Monash University (AU)
University of Sydney (AU)
Rmit University (AU)
University of Melbourne
(AU)
University of Technology,
Sydney (AU)
University of New South
Wales (AU)
Griffith University (AU)
Tafe (AU)
Harvard Business Review
Australian Human Resources Institute
Ted: Ideas Worth Spreading - Unofficial
Australian It Industry
Engineers Australia
How can you reach out to this critical talent pool?
If you are looking to find students or recent graduates, focus recruitment messaging on good work/life balance, challenging
work, strong career path.
Reach this critical talent by making the most of LinkedIn. Posting your new graduate positions and internships on LinkedIn
allows our matching algorithms to get those jobs in front of relevant candidates – whether actively searching or passive
candidates already employed in similar jobs.
1. Free Student/Entry Level Jobs
Post your student/internships and entry level roles for free at http://www.linkedin.com/job/consumer/students
2. CheckIn
Use CheckIn to improve and streamline the campus recruitment experience
CheckIn is LinkedIn’s newest tool for grad recruiting that dramatically improves your efficiency
3. Company/Career Page
Give students a picture of what it’s like to work for your company with authentic messages
Showcase your employment brand with focused, targeted content
4. Targeted Advertising
Dynamically deliver your message to members that fit your opportunity - on and off LinkedIn
Drive traffic to your career page and jobs, or reach out to passive candidates directly
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CULTURE THAT FITS
MY PERSONALITY
GOOD WORK/LIFE BALANCE
ABILITY TO MAKE
AN IMPACT
STRONG CAREER PATH
CHALLENGING WORK
EXCELLENT COMPENSATION
AND BENEFITS
AU & NZ
Professional
Students
and Recent
Graduates
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30%
FLEXIBLE WORK
ARRANGEMENTS
STRONG EMPLOYEE
DEVELOPMENT
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