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Recent Meeting Summaries
LINKEDIN MEETING
October 4, 2021
Digital Marketing Strategist, SEO Trainer, and GCU professor Mindy Weinstein joined us to discuss LinkedIn and how to optimize its features. LinkedIn has become the number one job recruiting site used by Hiring Agents, and every student should take advantage of this platform. Weinstein emphasized the importance of a high-quality photo for a good first impression and the necessity of building connections, engaging, and utilizing every tool possible. Include keywords and phrases that will attract the type of job you desire, and list accomplishments, job experience, and any other activities related. Creating connections with 500+ people who are active in your field of interest, sending personal messages emphasizing that youāre a student interested in their field of expertise is a simple way to start building a network. Putting yourself out there does not have to be hard, Mindy Weinstein demonstrated the simple steps that can be taken that make drastic changes to look the look of a LinkedIn profile.
THEO WALKER
October 11, 2021
Theo Walker, a former GCU marketing student, stopped in to discuss his previous jobs and internships. In his first job at Ripple, he created an app called, "Assist." This app helps people create animated content for social media. He then became involved inĀ consumer research and now is a full-time product manager. His advice for the group was to try new things, take advantage of opportunities, and thrive in the marketing force. He stated that internships gave him great experience for the professional atmosphere. He also advised starting networking and meeting professionals now so that there are more opportunities in the future. Theo offered lots of encouragement and motivation to pursue professional goals
INTEGRATE
October 17, 2021
Integrate is a Business to Business (B2B) company that provides other organizationsĀ with the right channels and solutions to ensure these clients are getting the desired exposureĀ and hitting the right target market. Arantra and Avalon spoke aboutĀ Integrate's rapid growth and how they have been successful as marketers and recruiters.
MEET THE PRESIDENTS
October 25,Ā 2021
Another AMA meeting took place at the CCOB today presenting the past presidents of the club. Aislyn Brant and Armands Auzins joined us to discuss their professional experiences, and how GCU helped them get to where they are today.
Aisyln, who has now been working with Uber for three years, gave advice on how to gain experience now to assist with getting a job as a graduate. āAlways say yes to anything you can fit in your schedule,ā she said. Gaining any kind of experience can benefit you in the long run and make your resume stand out from the many others.
Armands also shared his experiences since graduating from GCU. He was interested in working with ZipRecruiter after hearing more about their company through a friend. He was offered a position in London working with their UK team and he accepted, working with them up until COVID. Since then, he has moved back to Latvia and is working a new remote job for a sales company. He tells us, āEnjoy your time here at GCU! It was some of the greatest times of my life.ā
Both Aislyn and Armands gave wonderful insight into what the future could potentially hold for current AMA members. The stories of their time here at GCU and the hard work they put in to get to where they are now was inspirational and encouraging. Post-graduate life does is not nearly as daunting when there are others there to help.