how to use social media to find a job or internship

By @EmilyMiethner & @MarnySmith // @NYCinternz

Using Social Media to Find an Internship or Job

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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– Social Media Coordinator, Sterling Publishing

• Marny Smith– Community Manager, NYCi– Customer Support Manager, ChallengePost

SOCIAL MEDIA IS THE KEY TO MANY THINGS

What’s Going On Tonight

• Tips for finding an internship or job through– Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Blogging

• Real life horror and success stories• Mingling

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

First and Foremost

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

Twitter

• Social networking and microblogging service

• 1.6 billion search queries per day• 200 million users

Info via wikipedia

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

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

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

DON’T LET SOCIAL MEDIA BITE YOU

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

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

DOUBLE THE OPPORTUNITIES

• 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

• 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

• 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/

TELL YOUR STORY

Blogging

• Tumblr– Easy set up, automatic community, artsy

• Wordpress– Highly customizable, SEO friendly

• Flavors.me / About.me– Landing page for all social sites

Blogging

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

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…

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

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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