hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to the edition of ask Evan today matching the
edition of ask Evan today matching the
edition of ask Evan today matching the questions from one of our YouTube
questions from one of our YouTube
questions from one of our YouTube viewers sparkly mango 13 who wrote
viewers sparkly mango 13 who wrote
viewers sparkly mango 13 who wrote insane hey I absolutely love your videos
insane hey I absolutely love your videos
insane hey I absolutely love your videos I’m thinking about getting into
I’m thinking about getting into
I’m thinking about getting into marketing in the future I’m in the tenth
marketing in the future I’m in the tenth
marketing in the future I’m in the tenth grade and it was wondering if you could
grade and it was wondering if you could
grade and it was wondering if you could make a video about getting an internship
make a video about getting an internship
make a video about getting an internship there’s a marketing firm near the city I
there’s a marketing firm near the city I
there’s a marketing firm near the city I live in and I have no no idea about how
live in and I have no no idea about how
live in and I have no no idea about how to even begin to get involved thank you
to even begin to get involved thank you
to even begin to get involved thank you so thanks for the question you know
so thanks for the question you know
so thanks for the question you know welcome from with the 10th grade it’s
welcome from with the 10th grade it’s
welcome from with the 10th grade it’s awesome great to hear from you in terms
awesome great to hear from you in terms
awesome great to hear from you in terms of creating an internship I don’t know
of creating an internship I don’t know
of creating an internship I don’t know how big this company is but smaller
how big this company is but smaller
how big this company is but smaller companies always need help the biggest
companies always need help the biggest
companies always need help the biggest challenge with bringing on interns
challenge with bringing on interns
challenge with bringing on interns typically is the internship period is
typically is the internship period is
typically is the internship period is really short often and there’s too much
really short often and there’s too much
really short often and there’s too much pen holding and training that’s involved
pen holding and training that’s involved
pen holding and training that’s involved and too little value that comes back on
and too little value that comes back on
and too little value that comes back on the intern side and this is the child
the intern side and this is the child
the intern side and this is the child that you’re gonna have so if they have a
that you’re gonna have so if they have a
that you’re gonna have so if they have a regular internship program you might
regular internship program you might
regular internship program you might qualify for it it may be a little young
qualify for it it may be a little young
qualify for it it may be a little young because if they’re looking at interns
because if they’re looking at interns
because if they’re looking at interns they’re typically looking at university
they’re typically looking at university
they’re typically looking at university interns or not high school interns but
interns or not high school interns but
interns or not high school interns but it’s still possible the the thing you’re
it’s still possible the the thing you’re
it’s still possible the the thing you’re gonna have to get over is making
gonna have to get over is making
gonna have to get over is making yourself stand out and so step one is
yourself stand out and so step one is
yourself stand out and so step one is showing your ambition right if you can
showing your ambition right if you can
showing your ambition right if you can show that you’re really eager you’re
show that you’re really eager you’re
show that you’re really eager you’re really ambitious you really want to help
really ambitious you really want to help
really ambitious you really want to help then that’s gonna cut you know you out
then that’s gonna cut you know you out
then that’s gonna cut you know you out from everybody else who may be trying to
from everybody else who may be trying to
from everybody else who may be trying to apply to them and a couple ways to do it
apply to them and a couple ways to do it
apply to them and a couple ways to do it one get involved in any of their
one get involved in any of their
one get involved in any of their campaigns so look at their social media
campaigns so look at their social media
campaigns so look at their social media channels that their marketing firm you
channels that their marketing firm you
channels that their marketing firm you have to be in social media look at their
have to be in social media look at their
have to be in social media look at their youtube look at their Twitter look at
youtube look at their Twitter look at
youtube look at their Twitter look at their Facebook LinkedIn wherever they
their Facebook LinkedIn wherever they
their Facebook LinkedIn wherever they are and start to get involved comment on
are and start to get involved comment on
are and start to get involved comment on their projects offer suggestions give
their projects offer suggestions give
their projects offer suggestions give praise where you think you really like
praise where you think you really like
praise where you think you really like something just try to get involved so
something just try to get involved so
something just try to get involved so that they know who you are and if you
that they know who you are and if you
that they know who you are and if you are repeatedly commenting on something
are repeatedly commenting on something
are repeatedly commenting on something then you’ll start to stand up they’ll
then you’ll start to stand up they’ll
then you’ll start to stand up they’ll start to know you the next step I would
start to know you the next step I would
start to know you the next step I would do is try to identify who the leadership
do is try to identify who the leadership
do is try to identify who the leadership is at the organization and again the
is at the organization and again the
is at the organization and again the smaller the company the easier it is to
smaller the company the easier it is to
smaller the company the easier it is to find out and get in touch with somebody
find out and get in touch with somebody
find out and get in touch with somebody and try to just set up a time to go and
and try to just set up a time to go and
and try to just set up a time to go and talk to them people like helping people
talk to them people like helping people
talk to them people like helping people who seem motivated and ambitious and
who seem motivated and ambitious and
who seem motivated and ambitious and they think
they think
they think gonna take their advice so as an example
gonna take their advice so as an example
gonna take their advice so as an example I get asked a lot from local
I get asked a lot from local
I get asked a lot from local entrepreneurs and from entrepreneurs on
entrepreneurs and from entrepreneurs on
entrepreneurs and from entrepreneurs on the web to mentor them and to answer
the web to mentor them and to answer
the web to mentor them and to answer question for them a lot of times they
question for them a lot of times they
question for them a lot of times they just do it through these YouTube videos
just do it through these YouTube videos
just do it through these YouTube videos the people who are closer in my city of
the people who are closer in my city of
the people who are closer in my city of Toronto I’ll often meet up with them but
Toronto I’ll often meet up with them but
Toronto I’ll often meet up with them but only the ones who seem really genuine
only the ones who seem really genuine
only the ones who seem really genuine and who I think are really gonna take my
and who I think are really gonna take my
and who I think are really gonna take my advice and there’s a great feeling of
advice and there’s a great feeling of
advice and there’s a great feeling of joy when you feel like you’re helping
joy when you feel like you’re helping
joy when you feel like you’re helping somebody out and that they’re taking
somebody out and that they’re taking
somebody out and that they’re taking your advice and they’re gonna use that
your advice and they’re gonna use that
your advice and they’re gonna use that and and there’s there’s a huge benefit
and and there’s there’s a huge benefit
and and there’s there’s a huge benefit to mentors as well as mentees in that
to mentors as well as mentees in that
to mentors as well as mentees in that mentorship relationship the biggest fear
mentorship relationship the biggest fear
mentorship relationship the biggest fear and the biggest frustration is that
and the biggest frustration is that
and the biggest frustration is that they’re not going to do anything with
they’re not going to do anything with
they’re not going to do anything with your advice you’re going to waste your
your advice you’re going to waste your
your advice you’re going to waste your time and then that feels that feels
time and then that feels that feels
time and then that feels that feels terrible feels like you just wasted an
terrible feels like you just wasted an
terrible feels like you just wasted an hour of whoever long you spent with that
hour of whoever long you spent with that
hour of whoever long you spent with that person and so the challenge that you
person and so the challenge that you
person and so the challenge that you have is standing out and showing them in
have is standing out and showing them in
have is standing out and showing them in advance and you’re the kind of person
advance and you’re the kind of person
advance and you’re the kind of person who is gonna really listen to advice and
who is gonna really listen to advice and
who is gonna really listen to advice and take it and be helpful and not just the
take it and be helpful and not just the
take it and be helpful and not just the person’s gonna waste their time and so
person’s gonna waste their time and so
person’s gonna waste their time and so one method that I’ve used there that
one method that I’ve used there that
one method that I’ve used there that that’s been used on me that I found
that’s been used on me that I found
that’s been used on me that I found really helpful was a woman wrote in
really helpful was a woman wrote in
really helpful was a woman wrote in saying she’s basically just starting up
saying she’s basically just starting up
saying she’s basically just starting up and she wanted to meet me
and she wanted to meet me
and she wanted to meet me to ask my advice on her business and one
to ask my advice on her business and one
to ask my advice on her business and one of the lines that she used in her email
of the lines that she used in her email
of the lines that she used in her email was something along the lines of even if
was something along the lines of even if
was something along the lines of even if it’s just walking with you while you’re
it’s just walking with you while you’re
it’s just walking with you while you’re on your way to a meeting I’ll bring the
on your way to a meeting I’ll bring the
on your way to a meeting I’ll bring the coffee and treats and I’d be happy to
coffee and treats and I’d be happy to
coffee and treats and I’d be happy to meet with you for that for that short
meet with you for that for that short
meet with you for that for that short walk to your car something like that and
walk to your car something like that and
walk to your car something like that and that really showed me that hey this
that really showed me that hey this
that really showed me that hey this person is really ambitious she’s really
person is really ambitious she’s really
person is really ambitious she’s really serious she really wants to learn and so
serious she really wants to learn and so
serious she really wants to learn and so I took the meeting and so even showing
I took the meeting and so even showing
I took the meeting and so even showing things like that so if you get first
things like that so if you get first
things like that so if you get first involved in in all their social media
involved in in all their social media
involved in in all their social media channels and give some advice and and
channels and give some advice and and
channels and give some advice and and just praise some of the things that
just praise some of the things that
just praise some of the things that they’re doing or give some tips that you
they’re doing or give some tips that you
they’re doing or give some tips that you think might be helpful or some other
think might be helpful or some other
think might be helpful or some other resources and then try to line up a
resources and then try to line up a
resources and then try to line up a meeting with hopefully the founder of
meeting with hopefully the founder of
meeting with hopefully the founder of the business if it’s a small company if
the business if it’s a small company if
the business if it’s a small company if not somebody you know lower down if it’s
not somebody you know lower down if it’s
not somebody you know lower down if it’s a bigger company and show that you’re
a bigger company and show that you’re
a bigger company and show that you’re eager to learn you have a few questions
eager to learn you have a few questions
eager to learn you have a few questions don’t don’t I wouldn’t leave in with I’m
don’t don’t I wouldn’t leave in with I’m
don’t don’t I wouldn’t leave in with I’m looking for an internship opportunity
looking for an internship opportunity
looking for an internship opportunity because if they don’t have anything or
because if they don’t have anything or
because if they don’t have anything or they see your 10th grade you may have a
they see your 10th grade you may have a
they see your 10th grade you may have a lot of strikes going against you they’re
lot of strikes going against you they’re
lot of strikes going against you they’re just go and ask for a meeting say you’re
just go and ask for a meeting say you’re
just go and ask for a meeting say you’re a marketing student
a marketing student
a marketing student you’re really wanting to learn about the
you’re really wanting to learn about the
you’re really wanting to learn about the business you’re really eager and excited
business you’re really eager and excited
business you’re really eager and excited you’ve been following all the great work
you’ve been following all the great work
you’ve been following all the great work that you’re doing on social media
that you’re doing on social media
that you’re doing on social media channels and you’d really appreciate you
channels and you’d really appreciate you
channels and you’d really appreciate you know 20 30 minutes at their time to grab
know 20 30 minutes at their time to grab
know 20 30 minutes at their time to grab a cup of coffee or even if it’s on the
a cup of coffee or even if it’s on the
a cup of coffee or even if it’s on the way to a meeting that you could walk
way to a meeting that you could walk
way to a meeting that you could walk with them to you’ll bring treats in the
with them to you’ll bring treats in the
with them to you’ll bring treats in the coffee and that hopefully will give you
coffee and that hopefully will give you
coffee and that hopefully will give you the ability to meet them in person learn
the ability to meet them in person learn
the ability to meet them in person learn about their business see if it’s
about their business see if it’s
about their business see if it’s something that you’re still excited
something that you’re still excited
something that you’re still excited about and and then start looking for
about and and then start looking for
about and and then start looking for opportunities and operators will come
opportunities and operators will come
opportunities and operators will come from the conversation show you’re eager
from the conversation show you’re eager
from the conversation show you’re eager come prepared with questions that you
come prepared with questions that you
come prepared with questions that you want to ask them things that you’re
want to ask them things that you’re
want to ask them things that you’re genuinely interested in learning about
genuinely interested in learning about
genuinely interested in learning about you know from marketing that you want to
you know from marketing that you want to
you know from marketing that you want to learn from them and then see ongoing if
learn from them and then see ongoing if
learn from them and then see ongoing if there’s gonna be some kind of fit but
there’s gonna be some kind of fit but
there’s gonna be some kind of fit but the first key is getting in the door
the first key is getting in the door
the first key is getting in the door learning from them and when you do get
learning from them and when you do get
learning from them and when you do get that meeting you know make sure you’re
that meeting you know make sure you’re
that meeting you know make sure you’re on time you look good you’re
on time you look good you’re
on time you look good you’re professional you’ve shown up with coffee
professional you’ve shown up with coffee
professional you’ve shown up with coffee or with with some treats and make that
or with with some treats and make that
or with with some treats and make that first good impression so that you’re
first good impression so that you’re
first good impression so that you’re ready to go and rock and roll when that
ready to go and rock and roll when that
ready to go and rock and roll when that when you had that meeting so hopefully
when you had that meeting so hopefully
when you had that meeting so hopefully that helps good luck keep me posted with
that helps good luck keep me posted with
that helps good luck keep me posted with your progress I’d love to hear how
your progress I’d love to hear how
your progress I’d love to hear how things work out for those of you
things work out for those of you
things work out for those of you watching if you like the video please
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gonna do more for you and if you have a
gonna do more for you and if you have a comment about your own business or a
comment about your own business or a
comment about your own business or a question feel free to leave it in the
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those and I respond everybody who writes
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