Building on the work you invested in your Database of contacts assignment, this assignments purpose is to choose 3 working individuals that

a) you are interested in learning from

b) which you can approach online (internationally)

and

c) start a conversation with

The tendency is for students to choose individuals they know or have already met sometime in their past. Contacts through friends & relatives etc. You can use these people, however; are you really challenging yourself?

By not reaching past your comfort zone, will you have acquired the skills others might use in this assignment and subsequently have an advantage over you when it comes to competing for a career/job?

If they choose people who they really believe can help them move forward to the next level regardless of whether they might know them or not, what might they learn and experience from this exercise?

If you stop at the same level every time you play video games, where is that drive you had that took you to that level originally?

Do what you want but I would like you to at least think about giving yourself every chance to be successful and reach your potential!

You may surprise yourself and discover another skill!

What you are handing in:

IF YOU WANT TO be EMPLOYED:

A profileof 3 individuals you wish to meet on-line

Theprofile will contain as much information as you can uncover about this person.

LinkedIn and Google aregood places to start. This may direct you to articles about this person'scareer.

If, while you are reading about this person questions about them start to formulate in your mind, write them down immediately. This will come in handy during your discussion/ meeting as well as serve as bait to get that meeting.

Bait? What is that? It will become evident in the next assignment (Composition of an e mail)