Topics Covered included What is Hustle, Why Going To Events is Important, How to Stand Out, How to Find Great Events, and The Art of Reaching Out
Category Archives: job market
Hustle 101 – Networking for Recent Grads: Skillshare Class Recap
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How Social Media Saved My Life: An Artist Learns to Quit and Start Over
I met Jason Lewis at the social media workshop I ran in early November, Where Do You Belong in Social Media. We both learned a lot of great social media tips from each other that night, as we both agreed that everyone has to forge their own way and learn by doing, “you’re like Sacagawea and I’m like Lewis or Clarke or something!” he said.
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Be Your Own Publicist: An interview with Lindsay Kaplan
We spoke about the rough job market and the best practices to landing a job. I’m a huge fan of networking as opposed to sending out hundreds of resumes. Lindsay agrees that networking is extremely important, but pointed out that you can’t only network or only have a great resume, you have to have a kickass resume and put yourself out there at events.
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Save the Assistants: Book Review!
“Empathy and survival tips for the 20-something set.” – The New York Observer
Farts & Trailers for XXX parodies inside. An Interview with Vince Mancini
I think the only way something is good — comedy, writing, music, movies — is if the person creating it is doing it because they themselves are honestly interested in it and passionate about it.
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How to use Twitter to get a Job: 3 Social Media Articles in 5 Bullet Points Each
Here’s a really helpful 3 in 5 that will hopefully convince twitter skeptics that it can be used for more than just letting people know what they ate for breakfast or whatever. Recently I made a “list” on twitter of all the companies I’ve worked for and named the list “resume.” That’s right, now people [...]
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First Two Weeks as a Non-Unemployed College Grad!
Two weeks ago I started my first real full-time job. I keep reading these articles about how hard it is for people my age to get a job right now so I feel really lucky. Although, I know I was a big part in creating my own luck but I’m still really grateful. It’s exciting [...]
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How to get a Social Media Job: 3 Social Media Articles in 5 Bullet Points Each
Welcome to the second edition of 3 in 5, where I summarize 3 Social Media Articles in 5 Bullet Points Each. This week’s topic, how to get a job in social media! The articles I’ve chosen to summarize are all from Mashable, a leading website for social media news. Before we start, one of my [...]
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Best New York City Internship. Ever!
Wednesday I worked my last Time Out New York event as the Marketing and Events intern at the Summer Singles Party. My internship is officially over. It was very bitter sweet. Looking back at this past entry entitled “The Perfect Internship,” I was totally right. Let me preface by saying that I’ve had numerous internships [...]
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Moving on…choosing the right neighborhood!
These past few weeks have been a complete whirlwind of events, projects, and people! Full summary updates coming soon, but I wanted to share this great resource found via NY Magazine. As a recent graduate, for months now I’ve been struggling with the thought of deciding where to move once I have a job (I [...]