Monday, June 16, 2014

The Game Plan

Here is a preliminary plan for our website!

Home Page
Heading would include the name of the website and also a subheading that would be brief catchy explanation that summarizes the purpose of the website.
About this Website
Include information about the purpose of the website, Putney Financial, Placer Partners, Ray Lent, etc.
Meet the Interns
            Intern Profiles
Subpage which will would be a general roster of all of the interns, listed in alphabetical order.  At the top of the page, there will be a way for visitors to the site to view interns by specific projects and mentors.
            Individual Profiles
Each intern will have a profile page, which includes a brief bio, a list of all the mentors they’ve worked with (links to mentor profile pages), list of all the projects they’ve worked on (links to projects they’ve worked on), links to blogs they have written, and a separate sharing section for resumes and portfolios.  
            Search for an Intern
Subpage which will allow visitors to the site to search for a specific intern by more advanced categories (years active, location, interests, etc.)
Meet the Mentors
            Mentor Profiles
Similar to the Intern Profiles page, except with a roster of all mentors listed in alphabetical order.  At the top of the page, there will be a way for visitors to the site to view mentors by specific projects.
                                    Individual Profiles
Each mentor will have a profile page, which includes a brief bio, list of all interns they’ve worked with (links to the intern pages) organized by projects (links to projects)
            Search for a Mentor
Subpage which will allow visitors to the site to search for a specific mentor by more advanced categories (location, specialties, associated companies, etc.)
Blog
This will be a general blog which will document the progress and journeys of interns working on a variety of projects.  All projects will post to this single blog.  Posts will be tagged by project and contributor (individual interns) so that a visitor can choose to view posts about a specific project. 
Connect
This would be part of a log-in system for interns and mentors only.  This area will not be viewable to the public. 
            Discussion (Forum)
A forum for mentors and interns to discuss a variety of topics, including stories about their internship experiences, career resources, progress on previous projects, internship opportunities, etc.  Anyone can create their own topic.  The forum will be divided into several sections:
1)    Internship Experiences- discussion on internship experiences past and present. 
2)    Job/Internship Opportunities- discussion of any upcoming job and internship opportunities
3)    Resources- discussion related to future career paths
4)    Miscellaneous- discussion of anything that is not related to the above topics.  General chat page. 
            Contact
This section will allow mentors and interns to contact each other via an online form.  Each mentor and intern will have a specific contact form, which others can fill out to contact them about job opportunities, questions, advice, etc.
**NOTE: The reason why this section should ideally be private is because not everyone feels comfortable having their e-mail displayed to the public (spam and personal reasons).  A private “Contact” section is important so that all interns have the opportunity to be contact by potential mentors.   

                         

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