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&lt;td class=&quot;mainbar&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot; width=&quot;330&quot; align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;The clocks have been set forward, its officially Spring and time for our first spring newsletter. We heard the inspiring story of how one of our users got a job through her presentation and had to share it with you. Read on!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers,&lt;br /&gt;SlideShare Team
&lt;h2&gt;Resumes are Old School, Use SlideShare &amp; Twitter to Get Hired&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Laura Gainor wasn&#39;t always the PR &amp; Social Media Strategist at Comet Branding and this is the story of how that came to be.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;When Laura found out she and her husband were moving from Charlotte to Milwaukee, she reached out to companies in the area, including Comet Branding who tweeted about a job opening.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Laura set out to get herself hired by launching a #LauraGainorToMilwaukee campaign that mixed in Twitter, FourSquare and SlideShare.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Laura and her husband had already planned a trip to Milwaukee. She made a poster out of the Comet Brand logo and posted pictures of the poster in various venues at Milwaukee with a Foursquare check-in and a tweet.   The campaign was fun, spontaneous and creative and showcased Laura&#39;s personality and creativity.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But Laura also wanted to showcase her experience as well as creative and strategic talents. So she uploaded a presentation to SlideShare and periodically tweeted links to that presentation.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&quot;SlideShare allowed me the opportunity to publicly explain what I did and how I did it, to get the attention of Comet Branding,&quot; said Laura.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Laura pulled together photos to create a virtual resume as well as screenshots of her Foursquare check-ins from Milwaukee.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;My goal for my SlideShare presentation was to create a story about who I was, my professional experience, showcase my talents that would make me a good fit for Comet Branding, as well as pull together my #LauraGainorToMilwaukee story into one place,&quot; Laura explained.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The very day &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.slideshare.net/LauraGainor/laura-gainor-utilizing-social-media&quot;&gt;Laura&#39;s presentation&lt;/a&gt; was uploaded, it made it to SlideShare&#39;s &#39;Most Popular&#39; and was passed around on SlideShare and the Twittersphere. She got tweets and direct messages from all over.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There were even teachers downloading the presentation to show their classes and example of presenting yourself as a brand to possible employers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; id=&quot;:1k2&quot;&gt;Comet Branding also noticed Laura. They contacted her to setup a first interview. On March 1st she went in for a second interview and was immediately offered the position!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Laura says, &quot;I feel very honored to have had my first day in my new desk at Comet Branding on Wednesday, March 3rd.&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; id=&quot;:1k2&quot;&gt;If you are looking for a job, take a lesson from Laura&#39;s book - showcase yourself through a presentation and use Twitter or Facebook to get the attention of the company you want to work at.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(PS: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.slideshare.net/harish&quot;&gt;Harish Shankaran&lt;/a&gt; who recently joined SlideShare caught our attention through his great presentations on SlideShare. We loved the way he thinks and reached out - now he is part of the SlideShare team!)&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; id=&quot;:1k2&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;Get SMASHed &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;May 12th, San Francisco&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Learn the most successful strategies, tactics &amp; tools to reach customers online via search, social and mobile platforms. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smashsummit.com&quot;&gt;Register &lt;/a&gt;for Smash Summit and follow the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.slideshare.net/smashsummit&quot;&gt;Smash Summit channel&lt;/a&gt; on SlideShare.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;Have a SlideShare Story?&lt;b&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Have a SlideShare story like Laura above? We would love to hear from you. Email us at &lt;a href=&quot;mail%20to:%20feedback@slideshare.com&quot;&gt;feedback@slideshare.com&lt;/a&gt;. You might be in our next newsletter!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h3&gt;Popular Presentations&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.slideshare.net/jurgenappelo/the-dolts-guide-to-self-organization&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;The Dolt&#39;s Guide to Self-Organization&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.slideshare.net/TrendsSpotting/the-new-entrepreneur-research-review&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;The New Entrepreneur: Research Review&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.slideshare.net/jonesy2008/presentation-skills-version2-0&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Presentation Skills Version 2.0&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Think you know someone who will enjoy this newsletter? Why not send it to a friend?&lt;/p&gt;
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