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