PC-3.5: Engage in career development and advancement strategies, including effective networking, mentoring, and creating a personal brand.

You have reviewed various resources for propelling your career forward. You started with your IDP and learning styles and values, short and long-term goals, and now it is time to start putting these goals into action.

After reviewing the Learning Activities regarding personal branding and social networking and your reading concerning mentoring, you will apply these concepts to your career based on your stated goals.

In a minimum of a 2-page (i.e., 500-word double-spaced) APA formatted essay (i.e., introduction, checklist item content, and conclusion), with an additional title page, address the following checklist items:

Checklist:

1. Applying the concepts addressed in the branding activity, provide your own personal branding statement and explain how you will use it to leverage your career success.
2. Describe the ongoing networking you will need to do in order to continue to develop your brand.
3. Identify a potential mentor who might be able to help you achieve your career goals. Explain why they would be effective mentors.

The readings and learning activities are uploaded in additional materials