Wall Street Oasis is looking for one intern to help myself (Andy) with our social media efforts.
Project description: Twitter Growing our twitter following by being the voice of our twitter account. Primary activity would be doing searches for people tweeting about finance related subjects and sending them relevant links to our site as a way to add more followers and get more traffic to our site. (Traffic from twitter so far has proven to be very high quality, ie higher than average time on the site / page views etc.). You will also need to keep a detailed spreadsheet consisting of message/date/recipient etc.
The internship is unpaid, but tangible/intangible benefits you will receive are listed below. You will be working remotely, and communicating with me via g-chat at least once per week. Ideal candidate is a VERY motivated self-starter with an interest in learning about internet-marketing, SEO, & the inner-workings of a successful online forum/website. If you're looking for that internship to get your foot in the door and fill your resume with some real-world experience in a growing field (SEO) this is perfect for you.
Timeline/hours: -Start date: ASAP -Completion date: Would like a candidate that can commit to work until at least early June -Hours per week: 10-15 (Goal of @ messages per week tbd)
Skills/requirements: -Very basic knowledge of social media and twitter (I will teach you how to everything. -Knowledge of what WSO is all about (ie study our About us page) -SOLID WORK ETHIC, SELF-STARTER, AND ABLE TO MEET DEADLINES -Can commit to 10+ hours per week availability. -Current university student or recent graduate --Able to respond to emails promptly during weekdays (unless you give me advanced notice) -I don't care what your background is, what your stats are, I just want candidates who can be 100% committed to the internship.
Tangible Benefits for you: -Free access to all WSO Guides (1 after 2 weeks of solid work, 5 more after 6 weeks of solid work, and the addt'l 5 after completion of the internship) -Free access to WSO job board for one-year (after full-completion of internship) -I will make myself available to you for any online-marketing questions you have. My -background is not in finance so I cannot help with this, but I do know people who I can refer you to. -Patrick* and I are happy to assist you with your career in the future - i.e. give recommendations / referrals etc.
Intangible benefits: - i.e. what you will learn
-Finance: You will have a ton of exposure to the latest news/gossip/chatter on finance related topics
-Social media: you will see first hand how a successful social media strategy is run
-I've had several internships in the past, so I know how it is - I am trying to design this internship to be as beneficial for you as possible.
-See below for what Patrick can offer
To apply: please email me (with email subject title: "WSO Internship") at [email protected] your resume and the answers to the following questions: -A brief rundown of your experience with social media and twitter -Current status (student / graduate) -A confirmation that you meet the aforementioned skills/requirements -Your current availability (hours per week you can commit to, vacation time (spring break) needed) & until what date you can commit to. -Yes or no if you are also interested in being a campus rep at your school (not necessary, but a plus - see: //www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/wso-campus-represe… )
After you apply I will respond to you asap with an example of a project you would be working on. If you feel like it is something you are definitely interested in doing we will set up a skype interview.
If accepted, your first review will be after two weeks. If you're keeping up with the work then great, if not then we will have to replace you.
Thanks,
Andy
*additional info from Patrick:
If they do a good job, I am willing to serve as a personal reference for the interns that show a dedication to WSO and help us move forward. I can vouch that they busted their ass and are hard workers - exactly what banks are looking for. I wrote a great endorsement for a previous intern on LinkedIn, the intern that built our entire finance dictionary from scratch and did an amazing job. He now has me as a personal reference any time he is applying for jobs because he went above and beyond my expectations.
