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2. ● The Dream Accelerator’s goal is to help the three Career Seekers find
full time jobs with a tech start-up company and to overall increase
their networks, professional development experience, and
interviewing skills and experiences.

3. ● OKR #1: Increasing Network
o Career Seekers:
 20/person new LinkedIn startup tech connections
 3/person Informational Interviews per week
 Attend 3/person Start-up Events
o Career Advisors:
 3 Referrals per career seeker
 1 weekly reference for events by email or blog
● OKR #2: Professional Development
o Career Seekers:
 Read 2 articles (from career advisors) per week
 Establish 2 mentors
o Career Advisors:
 Blog: Post 2 tech startup articles per week
 Blog: Share 1 or more job posts per week
● OKR #3: Interviewing
 Career Seekers:
● Submit 12/person applications to different
tech startups
● Receive interview offers 15% of
applications
 Career Advisors:
● Conduct company specific mock interviews
● Review resumes
● Review and revise cover letter per
application submission

4. Progress:
● Created Organizational & Progress Reports for career seekers
● Posted 4 Referrals for Informational Interview Options
● Post 4 entrepreneurial event options (Goal 1/wk)
● Resume Meetings with career seekers
Next Goals:
● Application specific Cover Letter specific for career seekers
● Advise on LinkedIn changes

6. Progress
● Created Blog
o posted 2 tech startup articles
o shared 1 job posting resource
& 1 event
Next steps
● Create blog page for each career
seeker
● Summarize “How to find a job in
tech” Subreddit summaries

7. Progress:
● 7/20 New LinkedIn Connections
● Established one of two mentors - Steve Cohan
● 3 Informational interviews - Spothopper, Box, and Icon
TV Music Inc.
Next goals:
● Submit 6 applications to startups
● Obtain 5-10 new LinkedIn connections
● Conduct 7 informational Interviews - Zuntik & SBI

8. Progress:
● LinkedIn: 16 professionals
● Informational interviews: 11
● Applications submitted: 5
Next goals:
● Reach out to contacts from Katie, Venture for America,
Eric, and Greg
● Send out Update E-mails
● Submit 3 more applications
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9. Progress:
● 10 new LinkedIn connections
● 5 Informational Interviews
Next goals:
● Submit 5 applications
● 10 new LinkedIn connections
● 5 new informational interviews

10. ● Excitements:
 Great helpful insights from informational
interviews
 Attended great events
● Challenges:
 Actually getting interviews is harder than
anticipated