Unit 5: Social Media and Professional Networking Answers

Henri is setting up his LinkedIn profile. When he gets to the part where he is building a network, he sees that LinkedIn recommends someone who went to the same college that he did and is in the field that he wants to go into. Should he reach out to this person even if he does not know them?

Twyla has been at her current position for a few years. She got a promotion and discovered that she really like this kind of work better, but there are not more opportunities to advance in her company. She is thinking about updating her LinkedIn profile and seeing if there are better opportunities out there. What is the BEST advice for Twyla?

Mayra loves to post political memes, some of which are quite harsh. She knows that some people no longer follow her because of this. However, she feels that she has the right to post whatever she wants, and she is not on social media to make other people happy. What is the BEST response to Mayra?

Rodrigo and Ethan are not great friends, but they hang out in the same group of friends. Rodrigo is really upset by something that Ethan said, and he wants to bring it up with Ethan. Given that this will likely be a tense conversation, what would be the BEST way to have it?

Imagine you have asked a friend where they would like to have lunch, and their response was “Whatever you want is fine.” Which is the BEST way to turn that into an assertive statement?

Multilevel marketing companies have really benefitted from social media. Generally, using social media for business is a good idea. Which BEST describes the problem with multilevel marketing companies?

Olga is looking for her first professional job. What is the advantage of starting her job search by putting all of her information on LinkedIn?

Which best explains why assertive communication is the most effective way of speaking?

When Kiran was younger, be thought a lot of racially charged jokes were funny and shared them on social media. Now he is older and sees things differently. They were several years ago, so it is very unlikely that an employer will find them. Should he remove these posts from social media?

Zoe generally does not have a problem friending clients on social media. She makes sure that everything she posts is a suitable for anyone to view. However, one of her friends loves to post older pictures of them and tags Zoe. These are not how Zoe want to present herself to clients. What is the BEST way for Zoe to manage this?