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Hustle 101
Networking for Recent College Grads

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About Me
• Community Manager
– RecordSetter.com
• Co-Founder & President
– NY Creative Interns
• My Post-Grad Story

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About You
• Name
• Where You Went/Go to School
• What You’re Up to Now
• Your Summer Goal

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What We’ll Cover
• What is Hustle?
• Why Going to Events is Important
• How to Stand Out
• Finding Great Events
• The Art of Reaching Out

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Defining “Hustle”

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Meeting People

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Having Goals
and
Sharing Them

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What Do You Have to Offer?

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History calls those men the greatest
who have ennobled themselves by
working for the common good;
experience acclaims as happiest the
man who has made the greatest
number of people happy.
-Karl Marx

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How to Stand Out

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Make Business Cards
• Include basic contact information
• Try Got Print, Moo Cards, Staples, your local designer, or DIY
• Be creative. Example: putting a list on the back with 10 people to
follow on twitter…and making sure the card gets into the hands of
those people

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Do Your Research
• Know everything about a company and employees when
interviewing or at an event
• Connect with people you meet online and look for commonalities
• Find little ways to stay on their radar
• Twitter: retweets, favorites, #FF
• Blog: Write about them / interview them
• Email them interesting relevant news / articles

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Look Great Online
• You control what people see when they look you up
• Experiment with lots of platforms, stick to one or two
• Compare yourself to others in your industry and people you want to
exemplify

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Why Going Out Is Important

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80% of Jobs are Filled
Before They’re Posted

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It is All About Who You Know
• This is an exciting opportunity to be ambitious and meet who you want to
meet
• Find a method to keep track of your connections
• To do lists with follow ups
• Save email drafts
• Set Google Cal alerts
• Lists on Twitter, Facebook, etc

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Find the Best Events

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Meetup.com
• Meetup is the world's largest network of local groups.
• 7.2 million members, 2.2 monthly RSVPs, 250,000 monthly meetups
• NY Creative Interns (and something for everyone!)

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Follow Companies You Like
• Volunteer to work events and in other ways
• Sign up for mailing lists
• Go to events that companies sponsor

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Sign up for
Industry Newsletters
• Gary’s Guide
• Mediabistro
• Guest of a Guest
• Idealist
• AIGA
• nonsensenyc

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The Art of Reaching Out

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Write Short Emails
• Respect everyone’s time
• Get straight to the point
• Practice by getting your email across as a tweet
• Don’t give up

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Connect in Multiple Places
• Social Media
• Mutual friends
• Try to attend the same events
• Grab coffee/lunch/drinks

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Use the “Just Out of College”
Card While You Still Can

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Conclusion:
Don’t Be Afraid to…

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Reach Out

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Go Out

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Get Noticed

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Start the Work!
Follow 3 Companies/People
Find 2 Events
Write 1 Email

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Sharing is Caring

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