Week 7: Self and Social Awareness
Unprofessional Profile Photo Professional Profile Photo
In this first color photo, a young man with a serious expression appears in front of a British flag, wearing a baseball cap, a hooded sweatshirt, and holding up the peace sign with his fingers. In this second black-and-white headshot photo, a young man smiles at the camera and is wearing a white dress shirt. The background is plain black.
Your friend Shay just emailed you the two photos above. He plans to use one of these photos as his professional profile picture on LinkedIn, where he hopes to make career contacts.
Shay knows youve been developing your self and social awareness skill throughout this course. He asks for your help choosing which photo will communicate the right message to potential employers. Using what youve learned so far about self and social awareness, please provide your impressions of both images. What nonverbal message is Shay sending in each picture? Then, choose the image you believe Shay should use professionally and explain why.
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