Assignment Part 1:
1. List 3 industries are you most interested in working in. (Marketing, Content creator, advertising)
2. What position titles are you most interested in pursuing upon graduation? List a maximum of 2 titles. (Advertising and Content Creator)
3. Find 2 people within your LinkedIn network who are (or have been) in these roles (1st or 2nd connections are best to use but you can choose any professional and must have at least 5 years of professional experience in the field). Provide the name, current title, your connection level (if any), and the professional's LinkedIn URL. (The link must exist and will be better if they are alumni of the University of Central Florida)
4. List the 3 companies you are most interested in working for and one must be directly tied to a desired industry you listed in question 1.
5. Find 1 person from one of the companies you listed above in question 4 on LinkedIn that has at least 5 years of professional experience in the field of one of the positions you listed above.
Assignment Part 2:
Now reflect! Choose one of the Professionals you researched above and complete the following. While researching the connections, look at the professional's connection overall LinkedIn profile. Pay close attention to their experience, education, and certifications/awards. List at least 2 things that stood out to you about their experience, education, and/or certifications on why it stood out to you.
Assignment Part 3:
You should consider any of the professionals listed above for your Informational Interview Project. To help you get prepared, let's practice our requests for the interview.
What is one unique informational interview question you want to ask each professional? You cannot duplicate the question asked by the three professionals. They must be different questions (2 professionals from question 2 and 1 professional from question 5).
Using the 3 Key things in Mastering the Art of the Ask, send a draft message to each of the professionals listed above asking for an informational interview.