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Land an Internship or Job Using Social Media
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About NY Creative Interns
NY Creative Interns is dedicated to enabling college students and recent grads to find internships, mentors, and inspiration through networking and meetups.
By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz
About Us • Emily Miethner
– Co-Founder & President, NYCi – Community Manager, RecordSetter
• Marny Smith – Community Manager, NYCi – Customer Support Manager, ChallengePost
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By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz
What’s Going On Tonight
• Tips for finding an internship or job through – Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Blogging, Google+
• Real life horror and success stories • Questions • 30 minutes of getting stuff done
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By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz
First and Foremost
• Assume everyone sees everything • Keep it professional • Know your industry • Experiment with many, be dedicated to few
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• Social networking and microblogging service
• 1.6 billion search queries per day • 200 million users
Info via wikipedia
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Twitter • Write a Complete Bio
– Your job, interests, hot link to your website, hashtags you follow, a fun fact about you
• Retweet People You Want to Meet – Stay on people's radar by retweeting them and adding
comments. Don’t use the retweet button
• Use Lists – Great way to organize the people you are following
and get their attention
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• Use Search.Twitter.com – Find internships and jobs that may not be listed
anywhere else
• Use JobAmp.com (formerly TweetMyJobs.com) – Choose the categories that you are interested in and
then follow that Twitter handle for job listings
• Participate in Twitter Chats – Get job leads and gain professional contacts
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Twitter Chats • #GenYJob: Our goal is to bring potential students of all
ages with the resources and connections they need to make their college and career school dreams come true. When: Tuesdays: 10pm-11pm EST
• #InternChat: Chat about internships. When: Tuesdays: 7-8PM EST
• #HFChat: Weekly chat for job seekers & experts. Part of the #HireFriday community project. When: Fridays, 12-1pm EST
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By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz
• Compete.com study ranked Facebook as the most used social networking service
• 800 million active users • 138.9 million monthly unique U.S. visitors
in May 2011
Info via wikipedia
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• Clean up Your Profile – Check privacy settings, photos, and what people are
writing on your wall
• Like Company Fanpages – Engage with potential employers in smart ways
• Know your industry – Government and non-profit positions are different than
blogging and graphic design
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By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz
• Business-related social networking site mainly used for professional networking.
• 100+ million registered users
• 21.4 million monthly unique U.S. visitors and 47.6 million globally.
Info via wikipedia
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• Profile Must Be 100% Complete – Professional photo, websites, recommendations,
keywords, skills
• Join Groups – Start with alumni groups and professional interests
• Search Job Listings – Look up the profile of the person with your dream job
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• Follow Companies – See where their employees are coming from
• Connect Twitter to LinkedIn – Optional: connect your Twitter to LinkedIn or use #in
• Use the Resume Builder – Make sure your resume and LinkedIn are the
same: http://resume.linkedinlabs.com
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By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz
Blogging
• Tumblr – Easy set up, automatic community, artsy
• Wordpress – Highly customizable, SEO friendly
• Flavors.me / About.me / Wix.com – Easy to build portfolio sites
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Blogging
• Blog about… – Your internship – Class projects – The industry you want to be in – Events and Meetups you attend – Goals – Peanut Butter
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Google+
• Google’s social network • Launched in July, now has 40 million users • Format similar to Facebook
Info via wikipedia
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Google+ • Just Try It
– Set up a basic profile
• Post Interesting Content – Try to post articles and videos related to your field
at least once a week
• Create a Circle of People You Admire – This will enable you to see a specific feed of dream
employers and mentors
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Real Life Horror/Success Stories
• Google’s party background check – It’s not just what you post on Facebook…
• Getting in the door before the interview – Tweeting beyond my resume…
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Resources • http://nycreativeinterns.com/resources • http://twitter.com/NYCinternz/listings • http://bit.ly/massivetwitterchatlist • http://www.linkedin.com/skills • http://www.linkedin.com/answers • http://resume.linkedinlabs.com • http://www.linkedin.com/studentjobs • bit.ly/sreejobs • http://mashable.com/2011/06/19/get-job-using-social-media • http://jobsearch.about.com/od/networking/a/socialmedia.htm • http://emilymiethner.com/2010/08/how-to-build-a-portfolio-website
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Resources (con’t) • http://www.brazencareerist.com • http://www.youtern.com • http://www.internships.com • http://www.comerecommended.com • http://www.getgi.gs • http://urbaninterns.com • www.jobamp.com • http://www.branchout.com
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