Are you hesitant to ask for an endorsement from someone you haven't worked with for a while? Don't be.

Andrea is about to graduate from Texas State University, and one of her classes required creating a marketing campaign for the Austin PMI Chapter's targeted Job Fair. While all the teams did a good job, Andrea's team went above and beyond in assertively researching the client and target groups, as well as finding very cost-effective means of reaching the target groups and generating interest.

She's smart enough to start using LinkedIn before she graduates, building connections and endorsements. While she didn't request it shortly after our very short time together, she didn't let that stop her from requesting an endorsement. After all, her team won based on the viability and professionalism of their proposal for a real organization, not a simulated one, and she deserves the credit. She did good work, and people need to know it, regardless of her student status.

If you did a good job, you should get credit for it, so don't hesitate to ask. It doesn't make a difference if it's a paid gig, or if it's volunteer, or student effort. At worst, they don't write one (or if they're like me, get distracted for a couple of weeks).

Andrea's team did an outstanding job and 'won' client approval. Her assertiveness ensured she had the necessary information to understand her client and their needs. She found creative and cost-effective means of reaching target groups with engaging material. Knowing the client had very limited funds didn't stop her from coming up with solutions that would be valuable to clients with bigger budgets. Andrea would be a valuable asset to any team.

And I said so on LinkedIn.