MHR 427 project update presentation

1. Project Update Presentation
Team#HIRED: Jesslyn Barker, Perla Lozoya,
Shen Mou, Gwendolyn Omolabi

2. Who is team #HIRED?
● Ambitious students passionate about
helping build, grow and positively impact a
startup business next year.
● Goals:
o Build professional skills
o Network and obtain mentors
o Receive full-time offers with high-tech startups

3. Results
- Total job apps submitted since last time: 12
- 2 interviews and a potential job offer
- Attended Resume Workshop
- Mock Interviews
- Created #HIRED Webpage

5. Next Steps
- Prepare for the up coming phone interviews
- Waiting for replies from job applications
- Utilize each other’s networks based on
common interests
- Have a team social to continue
learning about each other

6. Challenges/ Excitements/ Lessons
- Many startups require work experience
- Difficulty finding startups we are actually
interested in
- Finding a job that provides a decent salary
- Many also ask you to provide a salary range
- Excitement: Each encounter is unique and
has been a positive learning experience

7. Questions?