'Connecting past, present and future learners' What's included in this episode? What employers are looking for in students and young people Find out about a Linked In pilot project with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority which uses ‘big data’ to understand student pathways in the Greater Manchester area Connecting past, present and future students - ‘Sending the elevator back down to the next generation’ LinkedIN’s resources for teachers - resources, knowledge, communities - and how these areas are developing China as the fastest growing country on LinkedIn Why LinkedIN has moved on in student perception from ‘facebook to old people’ to a useful resource How do Universities use the ‘big data’ of LinkedIN to map student journeys after graduation? LinkedIN for teachers and universities Thank you to this week's sponsors Edspace.io Calling all education entrepreneurs! Edspace is Europe’s unique education innovation hub: including a shared workspace in London, and a global network for everyone who wants to transform education. Pick from a range of membership packages to suit you. Or attend one of our classes, workshops or meet ups. To register visit www.edspace.io and for an exclusive podcast 1/3 off your first month when you sign up as a member, use the promo code PODCAST Welcome to new partners Education Technology & University Business Magazine  Interview Quotes:  ON SOFT SKILLS: ‘educational qualifications; in many ways are no longer providing the level of discernment that employees are looking for’ ON PROJECT MANCHESTER: ’It’s a good demonstration of working with a range of people to leverage our data for insights into a community or career sector.’ STUDENTS ON LINKED IN: ’It could be around ideas for career options or it could be to find people who might be able to help you.’ ON HAVING A LINKED IN PROFILE WHEN YOU WORK AT LINKED IN: ‘It’s not as if there are profile police coming around to your desk everyday.’ TEACHER FAMILIARITY: ‘‘Teachers - they’re not the strongest demographic on linked in yet, but certainly very important to us. We need the teachers onboard.’ CHINA: ’China is our fastest growing country at the moment’ ON LINKED IN: ’Presenting yourself effectively is not new; networking is not new’. We are just an enabler really.’ ON 400m USERS: ‘We have a lot of data and insight into different career paths’ ON UNIVERSITIES: ‘If you’ve got 100,000 alumni on linked in; how do you leverage that as part of your branding? It’s huge!’ Further Reading: PROJECT MANCHESTER: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pioneering-linkedin-project-to-change-the-face-of-recruitment-in-manchester MICROSFT/LINKED IN DEAL: http://news.microsoft.com/2016/06/13/microsoft-to-acquire-linkedin/ UCL ON LINKED IN: https://www.linkedin.com/edu/ucl-12682 CHARLES HARDY: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/charleshardy @charleshardy Thank you to supporters including BESA, NAACE, ASU GSV, BETT, EdtechEurope, EdTech Exchange, Edspace, Emerge Education, WomenEd, Education Technology & University Business and many many more!