The general impression one gets after visiting LinkUP follows the website's own self-description: 'Google for jobs.' Submitting a search can yield an enormous volume of results. Consequently, a good portion of those results will be superfluous, but there are many diamonds to be found in the rough.
As far as its usefulness for Washington and Lee students, LinkUP offers both disadvantages and advantages. Unfortunately, the searches reveal many positions that are out of graduating students’ range. There are many positions offered as Vice-Presidents, Managers, and Directors of departments or offices; these positions typically require sufficient work experience that graduating college students do not have. Nonetheless, the searches do pick up some good jobs that graduating seniors can compete for. Graduates’ jobs are not the central focus of this website, but they are there. Additionally, many internship opportunities appear on the website. While searches generate many job results, students can find this search engine helpful in finding summer or future employment.
Another benefit of the website is the great range of searchable locations and employment areas. The website allows students to confine their job searches to any number of specific cities or states, whereas other search websites such as SLAC confine their positions to a few large, metropolitan cities. Another benefit of so many search results is that a wide array of interests are represented, and students of any major and any career path will likely find some opportunities in their searches. The website is not as formal as most job websites, but it is also less confined; it allows students to make a more exhaustive search of the job market.
As far as its usefulness for Washington and Lee students, LinkUP offers both disadvantages and advantages. Unfortunately, the searches reveal many positions that are out of graduating students’ range. There are many positions offered as Vice-Presidents, Managers, and Directors of departments or offices; these positions typically require sufficient work experience that graduating college students do not have. Nonetheless, the searches do pick up some good jobs that graduating seniors can compete for. Graduates’ jobs are not the central focus of this website, but they are there. Additionally, many internship opportunities appear on the website. While searches generate many job results, students can find this search engine helpful in finding summer or future employment.
Another benefit of the website is the great range of searchable locations and employment areas. The website allows students to confine their job searches to any number of specific cities or states, whereas other search websites such as SLAC confine their positions to a few large, metropolitan cities. Another benefit of so many search results is that a wide array of interests are represented, and students of any major and any career path will likely find some opportunities in their searches. The website is not as formal as most job websites, but it is also less confined; it allows students to make a more exhaustive search of the job market.
