+1 862 207 3288 Assignment Preparation] Activities
1. Go to the CSU-Global Career Center and review the following content:
0 Effective Job Search Strategies: Tools to Assist in the Job Search, Networking in the Student
Career Center
0 Networking [videos]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=11&v=JzNBrZ94YIO and
0 Building a Brand
: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOhhHTsSCKs
0 Career Coach in the Student Career Center.
2. Use the Internet, and your work on previous career assignments, to research the Project Management
Institute (PMI); www.pmi.org. PMI has local chapters around the world. Find information on a local
chapter on this website. Wsit the local chapter’s website. Research social media sites for both PMI and the
local chapter.
3. Join LinkedIn and, using all of the information you have been gathering in your Career Portfolio, build
your LinkedIn profile. For this assignment, make sure your profile is 90% complete. You will submit a
screenshot of your profile as an addendum to this week’s assignment. For additional information, see
these LinkedIn resources:
0 An Introduction/Overview of LinkedIn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_aXKxRPvE8
0 Creating a LinkedIn Profile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBMPoYosybY
o LinkedIn Etiquette – http://mashable.com/2014/01/18/Iinkedin-etiquette/
Assignment Requirements
Develop a well-written two to three-page paper that includes:
0 A description of the role that networking can play in your professional life.
0 A summary of your “professional brand,” including how you can keep your professional brand consistent
across social and professional platforms
o A description of a professional organization in your degree field that you would like to join. What are the
benefits of becoming a member of this organization?
0 Discuss the steps you have taken, or the steps you will take, to develop a professional connection with a
mentor or a career ooach. Discuss how you intend to use social media to sustain your professional
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