Professional Pins?

It's no secret I'm applying for jobs. I tweet about it a lot, I submit as many as I can on nights I don't have excessive amounts of homework and I try to network as often as I can.

Most of the jobs I'm looking at are in the social media field, but I'm also looking in sales, marketing, digital strategy positions, corporate communications and almost anything else I can get find. Every job description says something along the lines of:

"proficient/expert/knowledge of Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Google+, etc., etc., etc..."

The problem is, how to set yourself apart from every other person who can use them. What did I think of last night? Combining some of them!

I pinned my LinkedIn page last night. Then I tweeted about it. And get this--people FAVORITED it. I took that as an implicit, "you're doing something right..."(hopefully...)

I've never heard of anyone doing this. I'm not sure what to expect. That's exactly the same as the rest of the job process though--I've never done it and I don't know what to expect. My thought process: why not? 

As a college senior, you can take classes and get help on how to apply for jobs, but no one really has any specific advice on how EXACTLY to get a job. It's all so wishy-washy. There's no map. You write your resume and cover letter and send it out places. Every email says basically, "Don't call us, we'll call you because of our high volume of applicants..." AKA "May the odds be ever in your favor..."

I'm not really sure what to expect, but hey, this is another way I can try to get my name out there. If it helps my resume and name potentially find it's way to someone's desk, I'll take it!

Here's to applying for jobs and doing whatever it takes to landing one!

xxKatie

LBP Loves Phi Mu!

So more than a year ago, I gave fellow Lilly lover, Amanda, my old Lilly prom dress. I was a size 0 back then, and looking back I'm not entirely sure why my friends or family tried to dissuade me from wearing a dress that was nearly a foot too short...I sure had my heart set on it. Long story short though, I'd never be able to wear that dress again nor would I be able to reuse it in some sort of Lilly blanket/quilt/etc because of the material. I knew it had to go to a Lilly LOVER who would take care of it and make sure that it got a few more special dances around the dance floor!

I'm going to refrain from posing old photos of me, once you see how absolutely amazing Amanda and her beau Brett look, you'll see why! They seriously should model together!!

Phi Mu formal was over the weekend on Saturday and Amanda's a graduating senior here at USC. I've gotten to know her a bit better, and better yet, she toughed it out at Relay from 7-7 and then rallied to get ready for formal on Saturday night! How GREAT is she? Phi Mu sure is lucky! Check out how great her and Brett looked over the weekend:

Don't they look so stinkin' cute together? Love them! 

That's Amanda's apartment complex in the back, what a great view! Plus how cute is Brett's matching Lilly bowtie? It's PERFECT!

Don't they look like celebrities? I'm convinced Brett is will be in the next James Bond with that look!

Have you ever worn Lilly to a formal? Anyone spot these two lookers over the weekend? Love it!!!

xxKatie