MHR 427 Growth project update presentation

1. Project Update Presentation
Team#HIRED: Jesslyn Barker, Perla Lozoya,
Shen Mou, Gwendolyn Omolabi

2. Who is team #HIRED?
● Ambitious students passionate about
helping build, grow and positively impact a
startup business next year.
● Goals:
o Build professional skills
o Network and obtain mentors
o Receive full-time offers with high-tech startups

3. Results
● Refined our resumes
● Made 50+ connections on LinkedIn
● Active FB blogging page: total of 12 posts relevant to jobs
● 2 members registered for the Chicago Startup Job Fair!
● 15 job applications have been submitted

4. Next Steps
- Apply to 10 jobs by next Saturday
- Attend an entrepreneur event next week
- Practice mock interview
- Find a mentor
- NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK!

5. Challenges & Excitements
- Chicago Startup Job Fair
- Time management
- Hard to find an ideal company
- Restructured group to facilitate the job
searching process

6. Group Restructure
Group Coordinator:
- Search startup job information and post it to the job board on the blog
weekly
- Advise job seekers on resume and cover letter revision
- Prepare job seekers for coming interviews
Group Coordinator
Job Seeker 1 Job Seeker 2 Job Seeker 3

7. Questions?

8. Thank You!