- actively update and post on our Facebook page. Respond to comments and inquiries. Review other pages that might benefit from our services, find new connections and ‘like’ or ‘share’ their postings

- actively update and tweet on our Twitter account. Respond to all tweets. Retweet, follow and comment other twitter accounts that we would benefit from or they would benefit from our services

- actively pin, repin and create boards on our Pinterest page

- write/compile 2 blog posts per week that pertain to our industry and about our services

- browse, research, comment and stay up to date various discussion boards, blogs and video sharing sites that pertain to our industry

- increase our demographics and activity/responses by monitoring social media networks for potential oppurtunities

- analyze our SEO by identifying website issues that might affect SEO and implementing best practices for search engine optimization

- use various site measuring tools to provide reports on metrics and find ways to improve on those metrics and how they translate to our site’s success

Required Skills:

- selected candidate must get familiar with Campayn. They must use it and get to know it really well. They must understand how Campayn is different from other services and really get informed on industry landscape first and foremost

- strong familiarity and knowledge with the internet, various social media sites, search engines, video sharing sites, discussion boards and blogs

- strong writing, research and communication skills

- working knowledge and familiarity of SEO

- working knowledge and familiarity of various site measuring tools

The incentives that we offer you are:
1) You will gain knowledge and experience.
2) I am willing to provide a reference for you once you have provided a satisfactory report.
3) I will share the information you provide with the Denver Metro Small Business Development Center which will allow you a great opportunity to build your client portfolio and get contacts as you pursue your career. (Denver Metro SBDC is #1 in the nation)

Qualifications:
1, University degree or College in Marketing, Communications or Business or E-Comm
2, Creative & Enthusiastic
3, Able to work collaboratively and autonomously with minimal supervision
4, Excellent communication and effective team-building skills

Note that this role is based in the GTA.

In this role, you’ll be involved in all areas of the business, with particular focus on
marketing, event planning and strategy.

You will be given responsibility to have an impact on the business in a way that will provide relevant experience for anyone interested in marketing, entrepreneurship and brand building.

So if you have a passion for entrepreneurship and an interest in the hospitality
industry, we want to hear from you.

Note that this is a Toronto based role and that we can be flexible on the exact dates
for the right candidate. We will be reviewing applications as we receive so please
apply soon if you are interested.

• Help manage our social media presences – create content for Twitter and Facebook, contribute regular posts to our blog, and create and coordinate email newsletters.

• Help organize, promote and execute our workshops and other events, including setting up event pages and event operations.

• Assist with mentor outreach initiatives, including proactive recruitment, mentor management and communication.

• Help manage the Ladies Learning Code Job Board.

• Support with the marketing of the Girls Learning Code programs.

• Mentor at Girls Learning Code workshops and camps.

• Support the core team with their various exciting initiatives, as required.

• Attend most Girls Learning Code and Ladies Learning Code workshops and events.

• Soak up as much as you can about programming, technology and education (and their intersection) – you will be expected be learning to code (slowly but surely is fine), and should be curious about how we can increase digital literacy in Toronto and beyond.

• Other tasks as required.

Systems and tools you will become very familiar with:

• Eventbrite

• Mailchimp

• WordPress

• Photoshop, Gimp or Paint.Net

• Mozilla Thimble

You’re the perfect candidate for this role if you:

• Want to change the world and have fun doing it

• Want to learn skills that you’ll need for every job you’ll ever have

• Enjoy working with youth

• Are dependable, detail-oriented and always ready for a challenge

• Have always wanted to work in a fast-paced startup environment – we’re a not-for-profit, but we’re rocking a business model pretty hard right now, and things move quick!

• Have helped organize events in the past

• Are outgoing and can walk into a room full of strangers and introduce yourself

• Is comfortable working independently, in an unconventional environment, taking risks and problem solving through trial and error.

• Have a passion for technology and want to learn more about programming

Please note that Ladies Learning Code’s Internship program asks for a commitment of 6 months, (on average 12 hours/week) and that the role is an unpaid volunteer opportunity.

We are looking for you to start as soon as possible, for an initial duration of 2-3 months. Please apply by stating why you qualify for the position and how you fulfill the requirements listed below.
Looking forward to your application!
Requirements:
- Highly “internet savvy”
- Positive attitude and easy to work with
- Excellent English skills
- Fast internet connection and standard communication tools (skype etc.)
- Good in dealing with people
- Smart & thinking out-of-the-box
Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- User experience testing
- Internet research
- Social media marketing
- Writing
- Creativity tasks
- Team management (requires previous experience)
You will be working both on ad hoc-tasks as well as several longer-term sub-projects which we mandate entirely to you.

Ideally the candidate will have strong promotional, marketing and communicative skills and be familiar with social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest and other similar sites.

In addition to this, a candidate with an understanding of web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) or mobile development will be viewed favorably.

The project will include, but not be limited to the creation of a innovative, original and effective social media campaign across various platforms to increase awareness in the spa and hospitality industry of both the company, Ryatta Group and our main product, SpaDirect.

Length of internship:
3 months with the option to extend, starting soon. The successful applicant should be available to work 20-30 hours per week.

How to apply:
Send us your resume along with a cover letter and any other relevant information such as details of previous campaigns or material you have worked. Additionally, if you have previous experience as a developer or programmer please send us as much detail of the work you have done in the past.

Compensation:
DOE

When:
ASAP

How long?:
As long as it takes — Part Time position — approximately 15-20hs a week

Compensation?:
We can discuss

Where?:
Primarily Remote work — with one meeting a week in West Toronto

Random things:
The company (OnlineenilnO) is based out of Riyadh Saudi Arabia — so timing for social media posts would have to correspond with their daytime hours (ie: EST middle of the night) — also one meeting a week is at 6am EST (in West Toronto) — if possible — if not Web Conferencing can also be arranged — Also — Arabic Speakers are a mega bonus.

Application process?:
Please send your resume + direct linkes to your twitter/linkedIn profiles + any portfolio samples that would make me go WOW! to my email above directly

Deadline?:
No deadline — just looking for the right person.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Qualifications

Experience with wordpress
A background education in English or writing
Web design
Social Media awareness and drive to win!

Deadline: May 30, 2013.
Time Commitment: 1-3 hours per day or 15 hours/week, 40-60 hours total.

Benefits:
Recommendation Letter will be provided on successful completion.
Recommendation provided on-line (i.e. LinkedIn)
Free Coaching & Mentoring
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Okay, that’s not entirely true. At times, finding work can be a real catch 22. In order to find a job, you need work experience. But in order to have work experience, you need a job. The whole process can be a tail-chasing headache.

Many times your resume will be the first contact between you and a prospective employer. If you happen to be applying for a position and have little to no experience, selling yourself on paper can be a difficult process.

Sure, you can list your mother’s best friend as a reference or include the phone number of the church group you volunteer with every other Tuesday, but there is no guarantee that your prospective employer will even read that far into your resume. You need to hook them early.

The real question behind all of this is what exactly should you write for work experience on a resume or job application when you don’t have any jobs? In other words—how do you convince an employer that you are the right person for the position when your resume is shooting blanks?

Sell Yourself

The first step is to be truthful. Yes, it would be far easier if you could tell little white lies like you do on your Facebook posts (i.e. checking into the gym, then going to Starbucks instead), but sacrificing your integrity is not worth the risk. If an employer were to find out that you lied on your resume, not only will you probably be fired, but that lie could also follow you and impact your future job searches.

Instead, focus on the experience that you do have and reinterpret it to be more specific to the job or industry that you are applying for. Lots of people applying for roles on SpringTern are new to the workforce but they still have to find ways to convince people that they are right for the position. The key is to sell yourself in whatever way you can.

If you have done a lot of volunteer work, include it. But instead of simply listing your job responsibilities, reword them and list them as skills. If you have experience dealing with people in clubs and organizations, list that as customer service skills. If you’re required to stand on your feet for extended periods of time, write that as the ability to focus on a job task. If you are a stay-at-home mom or dad, then you have household management skills. If you are a recent college grad and took courses that are relevant to the specific industry you are applying for, then go ahead and focus on that experience by creating a section titled “Relevant College Course Work” or something similar.

Remember, while you absolutely do not need to lie or exaggerate, you do need to make your skillset look as impressive as possible. Everyone else will be doing it on their resumes so you need to ensure that you keep up.

Tackling the Resume

If you lack relevant work experience, one of the best ways to make your resume look as impressive as possible is to add an Objective that details your strengths and talks about your goals within the industry. For example, you could write something along the lines of “Recent college graduate with people skills and leadership ability, seeking an entry level customer service position with a company that will allow me to grow and obtain relevant work experience.”

This tells them that you’ve at least put some thought into your future and what you’d like to focus on. It can also encourage prospective employers to read your resume from a certain perspective, imbuing extra meaning on the types of experiences you choose to include.

The main idea here is that when you need to make up for the lack of work experience, you should highlight other areas of your resume. Instead of a section titled “Work Experience,” simply call it “Experience.” And think of other sections you can add such as “Skills” and “Training.”

Above all, make sure your resume is professionally formatting and contains all the information a prospective employer expects. If you’re finding that your resume looks sloppy or you’re ensure what to include, a resume builder can help by providing guidance on subheadings and multiple templates to choose from.

Experience Is in the Eye of the Beholder

If you’re still worried that you just don’t have enough experience, go out and get some. One of the great things about a site like SpringTern is that it’s not only designed to help people with little work experience get specific projects, you can then use that on your resume when seeking more work in the future.

Many times, hunting for a job can make you feel like a salesman but don’t let that get you down. The great thing about it is that you are selling yourself and no one knows you better. Get creative when looking for ways to highlight your skillset and remember that valuable experience can come from all sorts of places. Happy job hunting!

A resume is extremely important. Without a good one, you won’t get an interview. And without a job interview, you won’t get a job. But just because it is important to your career doesn’t mean that creating one is hard. In fact, if you are smart, writing up a resume can be extremely easy and will probably take less than an hour.
The secret to easily crafting your own resume is to use readily available resources. Don’t reinvent the wheel. There are literally thousands of resume templates out there for any position imaginable. So use them to your advantage and see how the templates are structured. Copy the main structure but do make sure to make your CV stand out.
What makes a resume good?
All you need to do is adopt a minimalist approach to your resume. People who review resumes spend very little time looking at them. In fact, the more cluttered your resume is, the more likely it is that your resume will be passed up. So make it as simple as possible.
But when you are making a resume, you need to be more cognizant of the information you are putting on there. You have no space to put trivial information that does not pertain to the job you are applying for. So think of the most significant accomplishments and strengths to put on your resume. For instance, if you are applying for an electrical engineering position, forget about your previous career as a freelance web designer. It does not pertain to the job. All it does is clutter up your resume. And as you are writing your CV, write in simple English but use technical jargon that applies to your career. People reviewing resumes look for those keywords. The more advanced the keywords are, the more attention your resume will get. However, the reviewer might miss those keywords if your CV is too cluttered.

So in summary, to make it a resume as easy to write as possible, just take a good resume example for the position you are applying for and make it as minimalistic as possible by only putting in the most relevant and important information. The fancier the resume is, the more likely it is to get passed up.

Shelley Steigerwald, Principal at Tandem Marketing + Consulting, had the following to say about her experience using SpringTern:

“I was just getting my marketing consulting business up and running and was looking for an intern to provide daily attention to the social media accounts for my client, FunGuy Mushrooms. I posted the opportunity on SpringTern and very quickly received several applications to choose from. Naomi’s cover letter stood out immediately and I’ve been really impressed with her professionalism, competence and self-sufficiency. We have regular Skype meetings to make sure the lines of communication stay open, and have worked together to make sure she’s gaining new business skills along the way — like brand development tactics and communications channel management.

I know we can’t keep such talent forever, but Naomi has brought tremendous value to the project in a very short time, and the client is happy with our process and results, so I’m thankful to have been connected to her!”

Naomi Tse, the bright young student working with Shelley, was equally thrilled with the great experience she was able to gain.

“I found FunGuy Mushroom’s job posting on SpringTern through Sauder Careers Online of University of British Columbia. I was immediately drawn to the posting because it seemed like a fun brand to work for (because they’re FunGuys!).

My experience has been very rewarding, as I’ve watched the number of Twitter followers grow as a direct result of my continuous engagement with the Twitter community. I’ve learned that being an online community manager is a never-ending job as you try to balance and schedule tweets and posts across multiple social media platforms. At the same time, I’ve developed some time management and multitasking skills as well as enhanced my creativity when it comes to generating new content to post. Staying relevant while also adding value to consumers is also another skill I’ve been developing.

In addition, I’ve enjoyed the freedom and trust that FunGuy Mushrooms has given me with handling their social media presence as the voice of the brand. My work with FunGuy Mushrooms will be a great addition to my portfolio and I’m glad that SpringTern provided me with this opportunity to connect with FunGuy Mushrooms.”

Update: Naomi has now been hired on a paid intern with Tandem Marketing + Consulting

If you have used SpringTern and would like to be included in our Success Stories series, please email support@springtern.com

Here are a few skills that are arguably as important, that you should start working on now to ensure your future success.

Building Relationships: The importance of relationship building can’t be stressed enough. No matter your field of work, you will have to work with other people, either inside or outside of your company. Almost everyone will be professional in their work, but the ability to quickly build relationships goes a long way. People will go out of their way to help people that they like. The more and the better your relationships, the better your results. And lets not forget the inherent social benefit of working with people that you enjoy!

Confidence: If you truly believe in yourself it will be much easier to get others to believe in you too. Once that happens, you’ll be given more and more responsibility because they trust that you’ll get the job done.

Initiative: Doing your job is almost never enough to impress anyone. Your colleagues need to see you going above and beyond and no one is going to tell you how to do that (if they did, it wouldn’t really be going ‘above and beyond’, would it?). Showing initiative in ways that add value to your project/team/company/customer will turn heads in your organization. Make sure that you constantly take the initiative to find ways to add more value and success will quickly follow.

All of these skills can be practiced no matter where you are in your career – whether you are a student, a recent graduate or someone who has been working for years. All of them are simple in concept but require effort and practice. So start working on them today!

The system is simple to use. In the menu bar, simply click on the ‘Refer a Friend’ button then enter their email address in the text field. The email is pre-populated with a message, but feel free to change the text if you would like. Your friend will be sent an email with a link to sign up to SpringTern. When they post their first project on the site (which is free for them to do), your account will be credited with a free listings.

Thats all there is to it!

Are you passionate about entrepreneurship, marketing, branding, social media, professional development, or inspirational speaking and training? Raeallan is always on the look-out for passionate, highly-motivated interns. We offer unpaid internships in Business Development, which includes work in all of the following areas: new business development, marketing and sales, logistics, brand awareness, social media strategy, — all relating to the growth and development of Raeallan’s offerings in corporate training and motivational speaking.

Business Development
Involving several responsibilities such as research, marketing and sales, public relations, design and networking, business development interns require a wide range of soft and hard skills. In order to handle many simultaneous projects and juggle several different roles, business development interns need to have strong organizational skills, the ability to take direction, and also the foresight to take initiative to contribute to business growth and development. Interns need to be real-time communicators and proficient on several communication channels (such as social media and email) in order to handle all the responsibilities.

We’re looking for interns (FT or PT, unpaid) who:
• Are technically savvy with media tools and software including social media platforms (Linkedin/Facebook/Twitter), Microsoft office, and Photoshop. Web/Java/HTML an asset.
• Have excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
• Possess initiative and strong self-management skills
• Are truly passionate about people, growth, and change
• Can cheerfully deal with constant changes in direction, juggling many jobs at once and prioritizing tasks
• Want a real chance to gain mentorship experience in entrepreneurship, networking, selling, presenting, and managing.
• Have a genuine interest in Training, Development, and Inspiration

The total amount of time will vary depending on how many PT/FT hours you would like to take on

The successful intern may work in the following areas:
• Brand Marketing: Developing a Social Media Strategy and implementing it, managing communications, and building brand awareness (50%)
• New business development: Developing ideas, leads, and planning meetings (25%)
• Event planning and Networking: An opportunity to plan a large-scale event (15%)
• Curriculum/Web development: Creating new and enhancing existing presentations, modules, and web content for training and speaking (10%)
• We are open to any new initiative the intern would like to engage in to develop his/her experience and skill set

About Raeallan:
Raeallan is a transformational training and speaking company. We foster the power of connection to offer sessions that are enlightening and engaging.

Raeallan trains through motivational exercises, brainstorming, improvisation, interactive games and personal testimonies. We expose our clients to new challenges and alternative thinking through creative problem solving and self-discovery.

Activities are relevant and tailored to the needs of the clients, because we relate key learning’s back to their business.

For more info about Raeallan visit www.raeallan.com

Are you passionate about entrepreneurship, marketing, branding, social media, professional development, or inspirational speaking and training? Raeallan is always on the look-out for passionate, highly-motivated interns. We offer unpaid internships in Business Development, which includes work in all of the following areas: new business development, marketing and sales, logistics, brand awareness, social media strategy, — all relating to the growth and development of Raeallan’s offerings in corporate training and motivational speaking.

Web and Multi-Media Design
In order to handle Raeallan\’s public image and web outputs, design interns must be proficient in several social media tools and multifunctional cross-platform design. Design involves taking direction, synthesizing and organizing ideas, but also the creativity and autonomy to foster and grow Raeallan\’s design and media image. Design interns should be open to new ideas but also not afraid to pursue and present their own ideas.

We’re looking for interns (FT or PT, unpaid) who:
• Are technically savvy with media tools and software including social media platforms (Linkedin/Facebook/Twitter), Microsoft office, and Photoshop. Web/Java/HTML an asset.
• Have excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
• Possess initiative and strong self-management skills
• Are truly passionate about people, growth, and change
• Can cheerfully deal with constant changes in direction, juggling many jobs at once and prioritizing tasks
• Want a real chance to gain mentorship experience in entrepreneurship, networking, selling, presenting, and managing.
• Have a genuine interest in Training, Development, and Inspiration

The successful intern may work in the following areas:
• Brand Marketing: Developing a Social Media Strategy and implementing it, managing communications, and building brand awareness (50%)
• New business development: Developing ideas, leads, and planning meetings (25%)
• Event planning and Networking: An opportunity to plan a large-scale event (15%)
• Curriculum/Web development: Creating new and enhancing existing presentations, modules, and web content for training and speaking (10%)
• We are open to any new initiative the intern would like to engage in to develop his/her experience and skill set

About Raeallan:
Raeallan is a transformational training and speaking company. We foster the power of connection to offer sessions that are enlightening and engaging.

Raeallan trains through motivational exercises, brainstorming, improvisation, interactive games and personal testimonies. We expose our clients to new challenges and alternative thinking through creative problem solving and self-discovery.

Activities are relevant and tailored to the needs of the clients, because we relate key learning’s back to their business.

For more info about Raeallan visit www.raeallan.com

Are you passionate about entrepreneurship, marketing, branding, social media, professional development, or inspirational speaking and training? Raeallan is always on the look-out for passionate, highly-motivated interns. We offer unpaid internships in Business Development, which includes work in all of the following areas: new business development, marketing and sales, logistics, brand awareness, social media strategy, — all relating to the growth and development of Raeallan’s offerings in corporate training and motivational speaking.

Public Relations
Communication skills are vital in public relations; interns must be able tocommunicate in a variety of settings, to a variety of people, and amongst many different networking platforms. Interns need not only to be familiar with the several key social networking sites, but be proficient and an effective communicator in each. In addition to having strong soft-skills, the PR intern needs to be able to excel in given projects, but also take personal initiative in fostering and growing Raeallan’s public relations.

We’re looking for interns (FT or PT, unpaid) who:
• Have excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
• Possess initiative and strong self-management skills
• Are truly passionate about people, growth, and change
• Can cheerfully deal with constant changes in direction, juggling many jobs at once and prioritizing tasks
• Want a real chance to gain mentorship experience in entrepreneurship, networking, selling, presenting, and managing.
• Have a genuine interest in Training, Development, and Inspiration

The successful intern may work in the following areas:
• Brand Marketing: Developing a Social Media Strategy and implementing it, managing communications, and building brand awareness (50%)
• New business development: Developing ideas, leads, and planning meetings (25%)
• Event planning and Networking: An opportunity to plan a large-scale event (15%)
• Curriculum/Web development: Creating new and enhancing existing presentations, modules, and web content for training and speaking (10%)
• We are open to any new initiative the intern would like to engage in to develop his/her experience and skill set

About Raeallan:
Raeallan is a transformational training and speaking company. We foster the power of connection to offer sessions that are enlightening and engaging.

Raeallan trains through motivational exercises, brainstorming, improvisation, interactive games and personal testimonies. We expose our clients to new challenges and alternative thinking through creative problem solving and self-discovery.

Activities are relevant and tailored to the needs of the clients, because we relate key learning’s back to their business.

For more info about Raeallan visit www.raeallan.com

PitchPen was looking for candidates with a track record of getting results on social media and capable of being big influencers online and offline in their communities. PitchPen’s project went extremenly well and they wanted to share their story.

Olga Orda, Co-Founder & CEO at PitchPen, says, “I was recommended to try SpringTern by a colleague. We posted an advertisement for a social media consultant and I was overwhelmed by the quality of candidates that replied in such a brief period of time!

Using SpringTerm has been a terrific experience – straightforward, easy to use and best of all, we met several excellent, engaged and high quality candidates within our timelines. I would definitely recommend using SpringTern.”

If you have used SpringTern and would like to be included in our Success Stories series, please email support@springtern.com

So how can I differentiate myself from the competition? How can I stand out?

Well for starters, you’re here building up your experience with SpringTern projects, so you already have a head start!

Next, be sure to read this post here.

Finally, SpringTern recently partnered up with ViewYou to give you another way to start you on the path to success. From Rick Anderson, ViewYou Co-Founder:

“Think: a hybrid YouTube and LinkedIn. ViewYou provides a platform for visual resumes – Multiple user-uploaded videos are combined with traditional documents like a resume as well as links to your social media sites and personal web pages. It’s all professionally organized in one location, secure and unique to you.”

Through our partnership with ViewYou, you’re able to sign-up and create a profile free of charge (All you need to do is sign-up for a PLUS profile here http://www.viewyou.tv/signup and use the coupon code “SPRINGFREE” when prompted).

Happy New Year from your friends at SpringTern!