A LinkedIn Analysis of Career Paths of Information Systems Alumni

Authors

Thomas Louis Case, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Adrian Gardiner, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Paige Rutner, Texas Tech UniversityFollow
John N. Dyer, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

First Page

1

Last Page

13

Abstract

Information harvested from the LinkedIn profiles for 175 graduates of an Information Systems program at a mid-sized comprehensive university in the southeastern USA are summarized in this investigation. The current investigation was undertaken to examine the extent to which LinkedIn profiles are able to provide a more realistic picture of entry-level jobs held by program alumni and subsequent career progress. Additionally, our results suggest that LinkedIn profiles can help answer questions such as: what jobs do IS graduates get, what does the career of an IS professional typically look like, and can IS graduates successfully transition from technical to managerial positions? Our findings also suggest that information in LinkedIn profiles can be used to assess the long-term outcomes of IS programs.

DOI

10.3998/jsais.11880084.0001.102

Recommended Citation

Case, T. L., Gardiner, A., Rutner, P., & Dyer, J. N. (2013). A LinkedIn Analysis of Career Paths of Information Systems Alumni. The Journal of the Southern Association for Information Systems, 1, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3998/jsais.11880084.0001.102