Think your skills at Facebook stalking, refreshing Twitter streams or Googling yourself will lead you nowhere? Think again! Social media can be a great way to build online presence, educate yourself and discover new professional opportunities. Feeling overwhelmed? NY Creative Interns is here to help you get started on a social networking extravaganza that will lead you to the internship or job of your dreams. Lead by NYCi team members Emily Miethner and Marny Smith. This presentation was hosted by The Wix Lounge, a free work and event space for creative professionals in New York City. Topics Covered Twitter Facebook Linkedin Blogging

1. Using Social Media to Find an Internship or Job Presented by

2. 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.

3. About The Wix Lounge The Wix Lounge is a free workspace for creative professionals. Come in for free coffee, wi-fi, couches, workshops and networking parties. @WixLounge wixlounge.com

4. About Us Emily Miethner Co-Founder & President, NYCi Social Media Coordinator, Sterling Publishing Marny Smith Community Manager, NYCi Customer Support Manager, ChallengePost

5. SOCIAL MEDIA IS THE KEY TO MANY THINGS

6. What’s Going On Tonight Tips for finding an internship or job through Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Blogging Real life horror and success stories Mingling

7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FRwCs99DWg

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

10. Twitter Social networking and microbloggingservice 1.6 billion search queries per day 200 million users Info via wikipedia

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. DON’T LET SOCIAL MEDIA BITE YOU

15. Facebook Compete.com study ranked Facebook as the most used social networking service 600 million active users 138.9 million monthly unique U.S. visitors in May 2011 Info via wikipedia

16. 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 teaching positions may be different then acting and graphic design

17. DOUBLE THE OPPORTUNITIES

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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/

21. TELL YOUR STORY

22. Blogging Tumblr Easy set up, automatic community, artsy Wordpress Highly customizable, SEO friendly Flavors.me / About.me Landing page for all social sites

23. Blogging Blog about… Your internship Class projects The industry you want to be in Events and meetups you attend Goals Peanut Butter

24. 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…

25. 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

26. 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

27. Questions?

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