What Is LinkedIn, do I (teen) need to use it??
- Adithi Volunteers
- Jun 22
- 2 min read
Welcome Back!! I recently talked to my friend and she had asked, “Do you have a LinkedIn, let’s become mutuals”. I responded, “No I don’t, should I??”. And that is the inspiration for this blog, a mini crisis :)

What is it:
LinkedIn is referred to by Gemini (google’s AI) as a “social networking platform specifically designed for the professional world”. So if you want a job anytime in your life, you should probably have LinkedIn.
How does it work:
It’s like Instagram, just owned by Microsoft. You can follow different companies and see updates from them in terms of the business and hiring positions. In your profile you can also make updates, comment on other companies, and include documents like resume and cover letters to make hiring you a much simpler task. See BusiNSTA (do you get it??????)
Why do I need it?
Job Scavenging 10x easier 😌
Literally from the company themselves they say if they are hiring. IS THAT NOT PERFECT. Rather than running around like a headless chicken trying to find out if they are. Bonus points if you have already been following them and have been responding and commenting on their posts.
Networking 🥸
It’s a POWERHUB for networking. If you’re looking for a job, many companies will be followed by their employees meaning you could reach out asking for more information and their experience. NETWORKING, although overlooked, is incredibly important to making or breaking your career path. Whole post on networking coming soon.
Show yourself off 🦹
The ability to include interests, work experience, and resume into your profile helps potential interested employers to reach out! It’s literally an advertisement OF YOU and looking for a job. Admittedly Indeed is better at this, however, in the long run when the WEALTH of experience has grown to a certain point, messaging businesses with that profile is an automatic in.
Example:
Illuminate Business has a LinkedIn which has acquired 200+ followers. This blog you are reading right now was advertised through LinkedIn updates. They have also hired people who reached out from their posts. (P.S you should totally come join the blog team, creative freedom + resume builder)
Ratability on how much I need it:
1 (useless 🤮) —----------- 10 (useful 😎)
Rating: 9/10
LinkedIn is the easiest way to network and you can make a free account at 16! Which a lot of other brands don’t offer. You should be careful when using LinkedIn and follow all digital safety practices, ESPECIALLY when reaching out to people (we don’t want creepers) BUT it is an amazing tool to help connect people and businesses.
Thank you for reading!! For any questions feel free to reach out and comment on this post! Till next time ;)
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Tiktok: @IlluminateBusiness
Youtube: Illuminate Business
Linkedin: Illuminate Business
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