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WayUp Hosts Internship Hangout with Hiring Execs from Google, CBS Interactive, and More!

WayUp has teamed up with CBS Interactive, Google, Ashoka, SalesforceSirius XM Radio and Nestle Purina Pet Care to host the largest internship hangout ever! Need tips to tackle tough interview questions? Wondering what to do with your LinkedIn account? Can’t decide between non-profit and for-profit internships? Convinced your resume has gone down a black hole? This hangout is the answer to ALL of those internship questions and the best part about it all: with Google’s new Hangout On Air feature, you don’t have to leave your dorm room!

Check out the details below!

When: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 (10 am PST – 5 pm PST)

Who: Nestle Purina, Salesforce, CBS Interactive, Ashoka, Google, Sirus XM, InternMatch and You

What: Loads of internship advice (see agenda below)

Where: Add WayUp’s Google+ page to your circles to stream this event

Hangout Agenda

9:50 AM (PST) – “Opening Remarks”

10:00 AM (PST) –“Networking, Social Media, and Starting Your Internship Search”

Speaker: Nestle Purina, Brook Lashley and Dana Suhre, Hiring Managers

11:00 AM (PST) – “From Resume to Interview, Mastering the Internship Process”

Speaker: salesforce.com,  Ron Pragides, Senior Director Mergers and Acquisitions

12:00 PM (PST) – “How to Apply Online and Navigating the Black Hole”

Speaker: InternMatch, Andrew Maguire, CEO

1:00 PM (PST) – “Deciphering Consumer Brand and Employment Brand”

Speaker: SiriusXM Radio, Ross Herosian, College Programs Manager

2:00 PM (PST) – “Going From Internship to Full-Time Job”

Speaker: CBS Interactive, Mark Howard, Talent Acquisition Manager

3:00 PM (PST) – “Hacking the Engineering Internship Application”

Speaker: Google, Jeff Moore, Lead Engineering Recruiter

4:00 PM (PST) – “Interning at a Social Enterprise”

Speaker: Hayley Darden, Ashoka, Search Team Leader

5:00 PM (PST) – 10:00 AM (PST) – “Resume & Internship Advice Marathon”

Featuring: WayUp and other career gurus!

Nathan Parcells

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