553: What LinkedIn’s Competitive 2-Year Training Program is Like With Zane Homsi, LinkedIn [Main T4C Episode]

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Zane Homsi is a strategy and analytics program analyst in a specialized, competitive two year training program that LinkedIn offers recent college graduates. He is also the co-founder of Students+, a new initiative that claims to be the go-to place for students navigating the job search amidst the coronavirus. Students+ offers students resources, career guidance, templates and live events with career experts. Zane graduated from the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce in 2019 with a degree in finance and business analytics. Moreover, he has also interned at J.P. Morgan as a banking analyst and Capital One in product strategy & analytics. Lastly, Zane has also served as an advisor for Rolls-Royce through a university co-op.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE:

• What a strategy and analytics program analyst does (6:04)
• What a typical day on the job is like (10:16)
• Why he started Students+ and what its mission is (17:44)
• What tips he has for students job searching amidst the coronavirus (22:02)
• What features on LinkedIn you should be aware of to help with your job search (25:37)
• How to get the attention of hiring managers for upper tier internships (29:29)
• How he learned to be humble and not take things for granted (31:06)