Career Development Assignment: Networking
Career Development Assignment: Networking
For this assignment, you should first complete the following tasks:
- Build a 90% complete profile on LinkedIn
- Research professional organizations within your degree field
- Make a list of people who could serve as a professional mentor or career coach for you
Then develop a well-written paper that includes the following:
- Describe the role that networking can play in your professional life
- Explain what you’re doing to keep your “professional brand” consistent across social and professional platforms
- List at least two professional organizations within your degree field and describe the value you could gain by becoming a member of these organizations
- Discuss the steps you could take to developing a professional connection with a mentor or career coach
Your paper should be 2-3 pages in length (not including title or reference pages), and double spaced (including in-text citations and properly formatted references). Include at least three peer-reviewed scholarly references