A Skillshare Class taught October 17th http://www.skillshare.com/Land-an-Internship-or-Job-Using-Social-Media/606015450

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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.

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About Us
• Emily Miethner
– Co-Founder & President, NYCi
– Community Manager, RecordSetter
• Marny Smith
– Community Manager, NYCi
– Customer Support Manager, ChallengePost

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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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First and Foremost
• Assume everyone sees everything
• Keep it professional
• Know your industry
• Experiment with many, be dedicated to few

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Twitter
• 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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Twitter
• 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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Facebook
• 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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Facebook
• 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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LinkedIn
• 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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LinkedIn
• 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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LinkedIn
• 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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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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