Emily Miethner, founder of #RecentGradHustle and NYCinterns, gives a presentation on networking for recent college graduates. She discusses defining hustle, the importance of attending events to meet people and get noticed, doing research on companies and individuals, standing out by having business cards and online presence, finding relevant events through Meetup.com and industry newsletters, and effectively reaching out with short, targeted emails. The presentation emphasizes being helpful, staying connected with new contacts, and using one's recent graduate status to get involved with companies and opportunities.

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Hustle 101
Networking for Recent College Grads
Presented by
Emily Miethner
Founder, President

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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

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About You
• Name
• Where You Went/Go to School
• What You’re Up to Now

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Defining “Hustle”

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Meeting People

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Having Goals
and
Sharing Them

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What Do You Have to Offer?

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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.
-Karl Marx

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How to Stand Out

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Make Business Cards

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Do Your Research
• Find little ways to get and stay on the radar of people you admire
• Twitter: retweets, favorites, #FF
• Blog: Write about them / interview them
• Email them interesting relevant news / articles

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Do Your Research

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Look Great Online
• You control what people see when they look you up
• Experiment with lots of platforms, but stick to one or two
• Compare yourself to others in your industry

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Why Going Out Is Important

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It is All About Who You Know
• Be helpful
• Meeting people is worthless if you don’t stay in touch
• To do lists with follow ups
• Save email drafts
• Set Google Cal alerts

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Find the Best Events

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Join Meetup.com

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

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Sign up for
Industry Newsletters

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The Art of Reaching Out

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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

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Connect in Multiple Places

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Use the “Just Out of College”
Card While You Still Can

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Conclusion:

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Be Helpful

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Get Noticed

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Go Out

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Do Research

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Reach Out

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Start the Work!
Follow 3 Companies/People
Find 2 Events
Write 1 Email

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Sharing is Caring

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