Virtual Professionalism

VIRTUAL PROFESSIONALISM This assignment includes three components. First, you will review and critique LinkedIn summaries and develop your own. Second, you will create a video postcard for your alumni mentor. Finally, you will compose short and engaging LinkedIn invite to send to your alumni mentor. LinkedIn Summary 1. Find two summaries on LinkedIn. In particular, find two summaries that you find especially appealing and professional. Copy and paste these summaries below. Then highlight what made these summaries particularly appealing to you. Point out some examples. 2. Suppose now that you are writing your own LinkedIn summary—one that reflects who you are and where you want to go. Please write your summary below. Incorporate what you found to be effective in the examples above (at least in part). Share your summary with your LA for “another set of eyes” before sharing it with me for this assignment. LinkedIn Invite For this assignment, you are asked to write a customized LinkedIn invitation to invite your alumni mentor to your professional network. Required Elements A salutation (e.g., Hello, Mr. Kim:) Who you are Context (e.g., let them know that you’re from HM 203: Professional Development at Penn State) Something interesting about yourself that might help them to remember you (a unique work experience, club you belong to, or something else) A welcome Your signature Additional Guidelines This invitation should not span more than 5-6 sentences Be sure that your invitation is inviting, clear, and grammatically correct Consider sharing your welcome with your fellow students in your mentoring group—Compare notes!