Our employment services exercise for today was to send an email requesting an informational interview from a professional in the field we are interested in. One might tend to think it is an easy task. However, for one who does not have a lot of professional contacts or a limited networking sphere – it can be tasking. Finding a contact email for a hiring manager or an agency is simple but professional emails are harder to come by. I think it took me more than an hour to find someone to contact.
We also watched a video about how to use a Linkedin account and how to create a professional profile. Currently, I have simple Linkedin profile and the video suggests some useful tips in sprucing it up.