QriosityNet: LinkedIn for Students
Undoubtedly LinkedIn is the world’s largest social network that focuses on professional networking and career development but is it the suited platform for students?
According to the statistics posted on NapoleonCat about LinkedIn users in Pakistan, there were 7 176 000 Linkedin users in Pakistan in April 2021, which accounted for 3.3% of its entire population. Amongst these statistics, people aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group which accounts for 4 200 000 Pakistani users on LinkedIn. Whereas, only 2 100 000 users belonged to the age group of 18 to 24 which is 29.2% less usage than those aged from 25 to 34. This statistical analysis validates the fact that LinkedIn is not popular amongst students who are not professionals yet and are not established in their jobs.
In an article on Hootsuite, ‘Top LinkedIn Demographics That Matter to Social Media Marketers, it is stated that LinkedIn users tend to be older. US Internet users over the age of 35 are more likely to use the platform than those who are younger.
Within the same article a reference from the Statista Research Department is cited in which it was published in 2022 that of the third quarter of 2020, 40% of U.S. internet users aged 46 to 55 years used the professional networking platform LinkedIn and only 19% of internet users aged 15 to 25 years did the same. This again supports the fact that LinkedIn is not only undesirable for students and youngsters in Pakistan but also for those in the US.
After the age demographics are the income demographics which pose that most of LinkedIn’s US users earn more than $75,000 already. This is enough to emphasize that LinkedIn is not the platform for those who are starting in their career endeavors but for those who are earning a considerable fortune of money already from their jobs or business.
In an article, ‘Why Students Don’t Like LinkedIn’ on LinkedIn only, it is highlighted that LinkedIn had launched an application for students and recent grads a few years ago but shut it down last year. It was because students and recent grads don’t find LinkedIn useful. This fact is endorsed by the analysis done by AdWeek, which proposes that LinkedIn has 87 million millennial users, accounting for 38% of its user base and contrary to these numbers very few students leverage its purpose.
Let’s begin with the fact that for students, the LinkedIn premium is too expensive.
LinkedIn’s new job seeker premium features are free for the first month, but after that, a $34.99/month subscription cost applies. Students and fresh grads already have academic expenses to cover. LinkedIn cannot expect students who are juggling between school and part-time work to make full-time job commitments. They require assistance, not further expenditures. A tool like this may be extremely useful for someone who already has a strong professional portfolio.
LinkedIn has the knack for burdening students with psychological distress.
Because students lack the professional experience to demonstrate on LinkedIn, it has the disadvantage of fostering emotions of inadequacy in them. The max they can do is post their academic achievements or personal project certifications. But after looking at a modern jobs advertisement asking for a “minimum x number of years experience with x skill/technology”, they are certain to feel overwhelmed by the realization that they are incapable of attaining any opportunity. This realization of not being enough is enough to discourage students from using LinkedIn.
Hence, conclusively speaking for the younger generation, gen-z and millennials, LinkedIn may be considered as being outdated or even irrelevant.
So what is the solution to this problem of students being deprived of professional opportunities? Is QriosityNet the answer to it? Is QriosityNet the LinkedIn for students? Decide for yourself!
QriosityNet facilitates students in seeking jobs, academic opportunities and internships that are tailored according to their best interests. Students may use QriosityNet to help them excel academically and in their careers by getting the right jobs, internships, and scholarships.
Employers and recruiters will discover the resume creation tool which promotes a student’s fine abilities and achievements, shows how they are a good match for a specific position or program, and earns the student a job interview. Other elements include diverse groups and gamified job tests where students may engage with one another in activities and achieve career counselling which aids in goal formulation and in identifying which path to choose.
By giving opportunities that are tailored to students mainly before graduation, QriosityNet provides them with the skills that firms desire, enhancing their worth in the workplace.
With the advent of digitization, QriosityNet will screen out potential candidates who demonstrate the required expertise and qualifications required for working with and managing digital technology. It provides opportunities for up-skilling and re-skilling and these opportunities are brought into awareness through a series of podcasts providing career guidance along with jobs and internship offers
Unlike LinkedIn, QriosityNet is a cost-effective platform for those with minimal financial resources since it provides free access to job opportunities, internships, scholarships, and courses. Courses are offered at one-third the cost of those offered by the premium subscription of LinkedIn.
QriosityNet also took part in different competitions on different gamified platforms where its ideas and strategies were highly accepted and applauded. Additionally speaking, currently, QriosityNet gains more than 350 average new users per month and the age demographics for these users are from 18 to 30 years old. The total number of usage incorporates equal numbers of gender usage of both males and females. So, unlike LinkedIn which was launched back in May 2003, it has just been a year since QriosityNet was launched in March 2021 and it has gained a great pace of usage in no time because statistically speaking just within a year QriosityNet has estimated to gain 4200 new users per year on an average.
To sum it up, QriosityNet facilitates skill-building and provides economic opportunities with no to minimal expenses to those with little to no job experience.
So, avail the perks of a student-centered platform and get yourself signed up by clicking the link below: QriosityNet.com
