Hustle 101: Networking for Recent Grads

Hustle 101
Networking for Recent College Grads

About Me
Community Manager
RecordSetter.com
Co-Founder & President
NY Creative Interns
My Post-Grad Story

About You
Name
Where You Went/Go to School
What You’re Up to Now
Your Summer Goal

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

What We’ll Cover
What is Hustle?
Why Going to Events is Important
How to Stand Out
Finding Great Events
The Art of Reaching Out

Hustle 101: By@EmilyMiethner
Defining “Hustle”

Meeting People

Having Goals and Sharing Them

What Do You Have to Offer?

Why Going Out Is Important

80% of Jobs are Filled Before They’re Posted

History calls those men the greatest who have ennobled themselves by working for the common good; experience acclaims as happiest the man who has made the greatest number of people happy.

It is All About Who You Know
This is an exciting opportunity to be ambitious and meet who you want to meet
Find a method to keep track of your connections
To do lists with follow ups
Save email drafts
Set Google Calendar alerts
Lists on twitter, facebook, Google+ circles, etc

How to Stand Out

Make Business Cards
Include basic contact information, where you went to school, X Industry Professional, your blog, etc
Try Got Print, Moo Cards,Vistaprint, Staples, your local designer,or DIY
Be creative. Example: put a list of 10 people to follow on twitter in your industry on the back of the card…and make sure the card gets into the hands of those people

Do Your Research
Know everything you can about a company and employees before interviewing or going to an event
Connect with people you meet in in real life online and look for more connections
Find little ways to get/stay on people’s radar
Twitter: Retweets, favorites, #FollowFriday
Blog: Write about them / interview them
Email: Send interesting relevant news / articles

Look Great Online
You control what people see when they Google you
Experiment with lots of platforms, stick to one or two
Some ways to build an online presence include about.me, flavors.me, wix.com, wordpress, tumblr, blogspot, twitter, and linkedin
Compare yourself to others in your industry and people you want to exemplify

Find the Best Events

Meetup.com
Meetup is the world's largest network of local groups.
7.2 million members, 2.2 monthly RSVPs, 250,000 monthly meetups
NY Creative Interns (and something for everyone!)

Follow Companies You Like
Volunteer to work events and in other ways
Sign up for mailing lists
Go to events they sponsor

Sign up for Industry Newsletters
Gary’s Guide
Thisisgoingtobebig.com
Mediabistro
Guest of a Guest
Idealist
AIGA

The Art of Reaching Out

Write Short Emails
Respect everyone’s time
Get straight to the point
Practice by getting your email across as a tweet
Don’t give up (follow up is key)

Connect in Multiple Places
Social Media
Mutual friends
New events
Grab coffee/lunch/drinks

Use the “Recent Grad”Card While You Can

Conclusion:Don’t Be Afraid to…

Reach Out

Go Out

Get Noticed

Break Out Groups!
Follow 3 Companies/People
Find 2 Events
Write 1 Email

Sharing is Caring

Thank You!
@EmilyMiethner
EmilyMiethner.com
Emieth1@gmail.com

Hustle 101: Networking for Recent Grads

by Emily Miethner on Jul 26, 2011

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