FindSpark Campus Ambassador Training - Spring 2015

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FindSpark
Campus Ambassador Training
Presented by
Emily Miethner Founder, CEO
Christina Madsen, Editorial & Community Coordinator

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Let’s meet!
Name
College Attending
Major
Where you grew up
Where you live now
Favorite NYC restaurant
Dream job when you were 5
Why you love FindSpark

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Partner up!
Learn more and
reintroduce

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Thanks to Wix.com!

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Thanks to Wix.com!

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Thanks to Wix.com!
Pumped to be at
@FindSpark training
at @Wix Lounge!
#FindSpark
Check in on
Foursquare & Facebook
Search for Wix Lounge
Wireless:
Wix Lounge Test
Username: WixGuest
Password: WixGuest

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My Story

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Initiative

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NY Creative Interns

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FindSpark

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My ultimate dream job

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My expertise (not my major)

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Our members

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FindSpark Success!

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FindSpark Success!

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YOU = make a
difference

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Meet the Team

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Acknowledge your heroes
Meet the Team
Emily Miethner / @emilymiethner
Founder + CEO
Andrea Velazquez / @velazqueando
Creative Producer + Biz Dev Coordinator
Christina Madsen / @xtinamadsen
Editorial & Community Coordinator

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#FindSpark

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The Program:
Goals & Activations

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Acknowledge your heroes
The Program
Networking | Personal Branding
Social Media | Marketing
Events | Entrepreneurship

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Acknowledge your heroesThe Program
• Take control of your career
• Learn how to help your peers do the same
• Change the way your peers think about their careers
• Give them access to the best resources possible

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The Program
• 300+ visits through your unique tracking link
• Contribute at least 1 post per month to the blog
• Organize at least 1 virtual or in-person talk with Emily on your
campus
• Acquire new Premium Members

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The Program
• Get FindSpark listed as a resource on a school website, or
mentioned in a campus publication or newsletter
• Share 1 FindSpark resource per week on Twitter (must use
#FindSpark)
• Give out 1 FindSpark pen per week
• Choose one activation during the semester: bring FindSpark
resources to a club meeting or table in your student center

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How It’s Done:
Examples from Fall 2014

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Acknowledge your heroes
Events

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Mentions

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Social Media

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Articles

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Weekly Updates
+ Challenges

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The Perks:
Benefits of Being

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The Perks
● Career development materials from Team FindSpark
● Free Premium Membership, including a hand­picked mentor and
access to exclusive events
● Mentorship from a member of the Community Advisory Board and our
experienced team
● Support in developing a marketing strategy
● Wrap reports for your portfolio

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The Perks
● Discount on Wix and SkillFeed
● Support in building your own Wix website
● Free tickets to all FindSpark Spring 2015 events
● Discounted tickets for your friends & classmates
● FindSpark swag
● New headshot for your social media profiles

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The Blog:
How to be a
Stellar Writer

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The Blog
● Read the Contributing Writers Guide!
● Grammar, grammar, grammar
● Self-edit
● Read out loud
● Consistency
● Write what you would want to read

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Special Guest
Juan Martinez / @JCM21
Chief Communications & Advocacy Officer
GLSEN

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Hashtag to Hired:
What You Need to
Know About Social
Media & Networking

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Is it safe to assume…
you’re busy?
⌚️

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Your network is the most
valuable asset you will
have throughout your
career.
$#

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Do you, boo.

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>
We are people, not
resumes.

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Your personality matters

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Be generous

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What you need to do

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Customize your URLs

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Think about your usernames

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Build great bios
% What you’re doing, what you’ve done, something funWhat you’re doing, what you’ve done, something fun
% Why are you doing what you do? What’s your story?Why are you doing what you do? What’s your story?
✏️#

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Add rich media

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Share accomplishments

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Utilize hashtags, especially at events

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Post news and articles you read

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Use @ mentions correctly (not correct)

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Use @ replies correctly (correct)

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Acknowledge your heroes
Acknowledge your heroes

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Mention people & brands

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Stay on their radar

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Long (not) lost connections

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Get better at speaking
'#

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Introduce yourself to
a neighbor.
Talk about a recent movie
you’ve seen.

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Handshake.
Body language.
Eye contact.
Filler words.
Voice.
Energy.

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Laziness = regrets

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Start now

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It’s all up to you

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Questions?