Assignment:
1. For "Social Media and Social Business": Looking at the findings from the infographic to article, "What is the state of social technologies in your organization?"-compare one finding to how collaboration happens (or fails to) in an organization you currently work for or used to work for. Feel free to research any key terms you don't understand from this infographic. Does your organization provide an infrastructure for engagement and if so what does that look like? Are there social technologies available for use, and if so, are the effective at fueling the organization's mission? How up with social technologies are managers within your organization?
2. For "4 Elements of a Successful Business Web Presence": Why do you think these four elements of a web presence are essential for today's businesses? What does each of them do for a business?
3. For "Social Business": what is the definition of this alternate meaning for social business? How does it compare to the definition involving social technologies? In general: what do you think about this new definition for business? Does it represent a sound business model? Why or why not?
4. For "Right to Repair": How does iFixit's mission to foster repair meet the definition of a social business advanced by Yunis? Why is repair important, according to iFixit, and what do you think about this mission? Should all consumers have the right to repair their own commodities? Why or why not?
5. For "What Every Job Seeker Needs To Know About Selling": According to this author, what are hiring managers trying to accomplish by hiring someone new? What is the most important element of job-seeking and why?
6. For "6 Hard Truths Every Job Seeker Should Know": Did you already know about any of these truths? Which ones, and how did you first learn about them? What was the most surprising truth related in this article? Why was this truth surprising to you? What do you need to most change about the way you think of yourself as a professional in light of this truth?
7. "For "5 Recruiter Secrets Every Job Seeker Should Know": Did you already know about any of these secrets? Which ones, and how did you first learn about them? What was the most surprising secret related in this article? Why was this secret surprising to you? What do you need to most change about the way you apply for jobs in the future in light of this secret?
8. For "4 Tips to Make Your Resume Stand Out": Did you already know about any of these tips? Which ones, and how did you first learn about them? What was the most surprising tip related in this article? Why was this tip surprising to you? What do you need to most change about your resume in light of this tip?
9. For "Example Cover Letter": Assuming that this is a highly effective cover letter, extrapolate 3-4 tips for writing a good cover letter from it. What 3-4 tips would you tell other job seekers about creating cover letters, if all you had to go on was this model and the articles from this homework? How does the author of this cover letter respond to the job posting she was applying for? How does she use key words? How does she tell a story about herself?