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Make Your Online Presence
Work for You
A Social Media Workshop
Presented by
Emily Miethner
Founder, President
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What You Will Learn
How to stand out, find jobs and internships, and
connect with potential mentors
Answers to all your specific social media questions
Keep in mind:
These tips explain why you should use social media,
but more importantly, how to connect with people
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Let’s Meet
• Name
• Major
• One big social media question/what you hope to gain
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Use Social Media to
• Follow your interests
• Prepare for opportunities
• Showcase your aspirations
• Master events (online and offline)
• Connect with employers
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Follow Your Interests
• Listen first: follow relevant industry Twitter accounts,
blogs, and niche social networks (Pinterest, Quora,
etc)
• See how others in your industry use social media
Example: comedy writers vs digital marketers
• What makes the most sense for you?
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Prepare for Opportunities
• Follow companies for talking points
• Be on the look out for exclusive announcements
• Search for as many employees as possible for
outside interests and an insight into culture
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Showcase Your Aspirations
• There are lots of options for a "digital home”
• Have and clear and professional photo
• Your bio should include…
What you do, what you’ve done and something fun
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Master Events (online + offline)
• See if there’s a public guest list
• Can’t make it? Follow along online
• Follow up with anyone you connect within 24 hours
through email or LinkedIn
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Some Favorite Twitter Chats
• #JobHuntChat: Tips for job seekers
• #GenYJob: Bring potential students of all ages with
the resources and connections they need to make
their college and career school dreams come true
• #InternPro: Chat about internships and networking
• #HFChat: Weekly chat for job seekers & experts
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Connect with Employers
• Get on their radar before you reach out
(…but don’t be too aggressive)
• See if you have mutual connections
• Easily stay in touch after you meet
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What Now?
• Q&A
General questions first, then specific
• Set 1 Goal for this semester:
Challenging but realistic
• Join our live event tonight!
nycreativeinterns.com/virtualhustle
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NY Creative Interns
• Mission
• To enable college students and recent grads to find
jobs, mentors, inspiration, and the tools to follow their
dream careers
• Fun Facts
• Largest Meetup for interns and grads in country!
• Speakers from Condé Nast, Etsy, Bravo, Tumblr,
Google, Getty Images, NBCUniversal and more
• Social and educational events all year round
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Join NY Creative Interns
nycreativeinterns.com/newsletter
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Resources
Platforms for building personal websites:
• Wix.com, About.me, Flavors.me
Blogging Tools:
• Wordpress, Tumblr, Posterous, Blogger
• emilymiethner.com/2010/08/how-to-build-a-portfolio-website
LinkedIn Tips:
• linkedin.com/skills
• resume.linkedinlabs.com
• linkedin.com/studentjobs
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Resources (con't)
Internship and Job Hunting Resources:
• nycreativeinterns.com/resources
Start Finding Events:
• meetup.com
• Twitter chats: bit.ly/massivetwitterchatlist