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Nike Internship update!  - Conducted 1st round eInterviews last week via Hirevue app - Received an email saying I advanced to the 2nd round - Emailed back-and-forth with Nike recruiter re my application and internship opportunities o She said she was impressed with my campaign! o I’ll be doing a phone interview with her on Monday morning! Ahhhhhh! o Keep your fingers and toes crossed!!! :D

Martin Wong - Communicated via phone re internship experience at Nike vs Canadian Olympics Committee - Advice about questions to ask during interview as well as follow-up questions

John Stackhouse - Communicated via email re internship needs and introductions to other management members at RBC - Provided me with 3 referrals of other individuals I should connect with – added them all on LinkedIn and emailed them

Scott Morris, Sr. Media Manager - Met him at the Newspaper Day event and connected via LinkedIn - He reached out to me via email and we communicated on potential internship opportunities at his agency - Also communicated about the best type of experience to gain within the digital space as an entry professional

Martin Wong - Communicated via phone and in person re Senior Project feedback - Walked through simulation and conducted usability testing; gathered helpful feedback on wireframes

Met with Scott Nihill, Interactive Designer and Owner of Embreate - Mentorship discussions re senior project feedback - In-depth discussions on project concept, simulation and wireframes - He provided me with great suggestions on improvements since he is currently working on a similar client project for the NBA – he gave me some new tech perspectives that I previously didn’t think about

Attended 2 networking events during the week:

1. AdClub Toronto hosted a Newspaper Day event for all news media companies and invited me to provide a brief speech about my academic scholarship that I received from them. - Got a chance to speak and connect with a number of industry experts, including John Stackhouse, SVP of RBC, who provided me with his contact info because he was so intrigued by what we are learning in IMM!  He even recommended me publicly and told media companies to hire me for an internship!!  After that, I got a chance to network with a number of industry professionals from The Star, Globe and Mail, Metro, 24Hr – absolutely amazing event!! - I exchanged a number of business cards and will be following up with all of them within the next week 2. Centennial College invied Fab Dolan, Head of Marketing for Google Canada for a guest speaker session - Provided insightful discussions on today’s digital marketing and how Google plays a big part in it.  Also gave some great tips on how to stand out from the competition in order to join an organization like Google.

Andi Petrillo - No additional updates

Vijay Setlur - Still no response from him, no additional updates

Derek Kent - Still out of town, no additional updates

Martin Wong - Communicated via phone re COC interview prep and post-interview discussions (how it went, what I could’ve done better, etc)

Met with Canadian Olympics Committee (COC): - Asif Hossain, Digital Content Manager - Eric Boulé, Graphic Designer - Discussed my previous experience and background in design and sports, and how I would fit in with the COC’s digital design needs for the summer - They loved my energy and what I brought to the table and offered me an internship!!!! - I also connected with them on LinkedIn and Twitter - Formalizing paper package within the next week

Followed up and emailed Andi Petrillo:

Received response back from Andi – she is currently busy but will be more free in April; she will reach out to me for coffee then

Followed up and emailed Vijay Setlur:

No response

Spoke on phone with Martin and reviewed:

COC application – feedback on design and messaging

theScore application – feedback on design and messaging

Advice on career direction and experience needed (strong unpaid experience or average paid experience) & which internships to focus on

Emailed and called Derek Kent but out of town until Mar 29:

Left voicemail and email

Contacted HR for Canadian Olympics Committee for design internship:

Spoke with hiring manager over the phone re experiences and skills

Scheduled interview with COC this Thurs!

Reached out to VP and head of HR for theScore to apply for internship and introduce myself:

Positive feedback from her despite design internship opportunity being currently unavailable (At least I know I’m on the right track!):

“Hi Ben, Thanks for your interest in theScore!  Well, your application got my attention, very well done!!  I have sent it off to our design team for review.  Even though we currently do not have any summer design internships available, you never know when another one will be created.  Thanks again for your enthusiastic and entertaining application, it definitely stood out!