Career Development

Question Description

Career Development—IT Project Management Networking

Networking is a vital part of any successful job search. This assignment walks you through some productive networking resources and activities. By now, you are creating a foundation for your successful job search. You have evaluated your strengths and weaknesses against the requirements needed to succeed in your profession. Now you will take what you have learned and actively join and participate in your professional network.

To complete this assignment, begin with resources in CSU-Global’s Student Career Center, and then explore social media sites, such as LinkedIn or Facebook, to establish yourself as an active member in a project management network.

Assignment Preparation/Activities

Go to the CSU-Global Career Center (Links to an external site.) and review the following content:
- Effective Job Search Strategies (Links to an external site.): Tools to Assist in the Job Search, Networking in the Student Career Center
- Networking resources (Links to an external site.)
- Career Coach (Links to an external site.) in the Student Career Center.
Use the Internet, and your work on previous career assignments, to research the Project Management Institute (PMI); pmi.org (Links to an external site.). PMI has local chapters around the world. Find information on a local chapter on this website. Visit the local chapter’s website. Research social media sites for both PMI and the local chapter.
Join LinkedIn (Links to an external site.) 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 (Links to an external site.).

Assignment Requirements

Develop a well-written paper that includes:

A description of the role that networking can play in your professional life

A summary of your “professional brand,” including how you can keep your professional brand consistent across social and professional platforms

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?

Discussion of steps you have taken, or the steps you will take, to develop a professional connection with a mentor or a career coach. Explain how you intend to use social media to sustain your professional network.

In addition to your paper, include a screen shot of your 90% complete LinkedIn profile.

Your paper should be 2 to 3 pages long, excluding title and references, and conform to CSU-Global Guide to Writing & APA (Links to an external site.).

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