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By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

Land an Internship or Job Using Social Media

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By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

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

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

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

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

First and Foremost

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

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

Twitter

•   Social networking and microblogging service

•   1.6 billion search queries per day •   200 million users

Info via wikipedia

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

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

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

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

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

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

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

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

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

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

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

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

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

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

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

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

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

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

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

Blogging

•   Blog about… –  Your internship –  Class projects –  The industry you want to be in –  Events and Meetups you attend –  Goals –  Peanut Butter

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

Google+

•   Google’s social network •   Launched in July, now has 40 million users •   Format similar to Facebook

Info via wikipedia

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

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

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

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…

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

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

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

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

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

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