Portfolio

Final Presentation: Monday, May 3, 10:00 a.m.

Each of you will give a 3-4 minute presentation.

Mock Interview Schedule

When you’re scheduled to interview with me.

Twitter Resources

Twitter Resources

Elements of Twitter Style :: Source – Red Sweater Blog
Advises Twitter users on proper formatting and content for tweets.
50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business :: Source – Chris Brogan
Discusses the business value of Twitter and offers 50 thoughts for people wanting to use Twitter for business – whether from a small business [...]

Facebook Resources

Facebook Resources
32 Ways To Use Facebook for Business :: Source – Web Worker Daily
Discusses Facebook’s usefulness for marketing your products, landing gigs, and connecting with your customers.
Facebook for Business: Opportunities and limitations :: Source – Inside Facebook
Lists ways that Facebook can help bolster your business and place yourself in the forefront of customer’s minds.
How [...]

Wednesday, April 21: “Rockable Personal Branding”

Review your job strategy in light of the “Rockable Personal Branding” ebook.

April 9: Polish Your Online Portfolio

Let’s take what you’ve got and get it polished up.

LinkedIn Resources

A collection of resources for getting to know LinkedIn and making strategic use of it.

Weds., April 7: LinkedIn vs. Facebook

Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of LinkedIn and Facebook for cultivating business connections.

Weds., Mar. 31: LinkedIn Account

Set up your LinkedIn profile and start linking to professional contacts.

Mon., Mar. 29: Twitter Blog Post

Ideas for your Twitter blog post.

Twitter Resources

Resources for all things Twitter.

Assignment for Weds., March 24: Twitter Strategy

Get started on your Twitter strategy.

For Friday, Mar. 5: Assess, Plan, and Request

Your homework, due by 9 a.m. on Friday, so that I may review before class.

Wednesday, March 3: Three Blog Posts, Complete and Beautified

By class time on Wednesday, please have 3 of your best blog posts, completed, polished, and beautified.

Monday, March 1: Three to Four Posts, Complete and Beautified

By class time on Monday, please have 3-4 of your best blog posts, completed, polished, and beautified.

Wednesday, Feb. 24: Theme Hunting from Other Sources

By class time Wednesday, if you have not yet hunted and found a new theme, do so, and use the form below to report what theme you’ve uploaded and give me a link to your wordpress where I can see it activated.

Monday, Feb. 22: Theme Hunting

By class time on Monday, Feb. 22.

Friday, Feb. 19: At Least 4 Posts, Categorized

Due by end of day on Friday, Feb. 19.

Monday, Feb. 15: Get your Site Rolling

Our goal for now is to get familiar with creating posts and pages. You can perfect your content later.

Online Portfolio Planning Resources and Examples

Resources and examples as you plan your online portfolio.

Weds., Feb. 10: Communication Brief for Online Portfolio

Due Wednesday, Feb. 10
1. Communication Brief
Utilizing ideas and perspective gained from our Friday and Monday class meetings, complete a communication brief for your online portfolio.
Submit an electronic version of the document by e-mail to me before class on Wednesday.
Use one of these templates, which provides a basic format and the questions you need to [...]

Friday, Feb. 5: Résumé & Cover Letter

Guidelines for your résumé and cover letter assignment.

Job Strategy Presentation Assignment

To be presented Wednesday, Jan. 27, during class.

Monday, Jan. 25: Job Strategy Report Due

Your job strategy report assignment description.

Wednesday, Jan. 20: Career Online Resources

Provide names, links, and 5-10-sentence descriptions for 3 quality online resources for persons seeking or developing careers in your first career of choice.

Monday, Jan. 18: Job Outlook Summaries

Due Monday, Jan. 18, by the first of class.

Friday, Jan. 15: Job Research

Due Friday, Jan. 15, at the first of class.