{"id":29178,"date":"2017-10-11T10:50:03","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T14:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=29178"},"modified":"2017-11-03T07:27:58","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T11:27:58","slug":"spotify-mixes-music-and-careers-with-fiu-college-of-business-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2017\/10\/spotify-mixes-music-and-careers-with-fiu-college-of-business-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify mixes music and careers with FIU College of Business students."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Spotify<\/p>\n

On a quest for dynamic college students as interns and student ambassadors, Spotify executives arrived at FIU\u2019s College of Business with a DJ mixing the latest hits and lighting effects headlining its #<\/span>jointheband<\/a> event.<\/p>\n

A partnership with COB\u2019s Career Management Services<\/a>, it was Spotify\u2019s first event at FIU.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to invest in student talent from FIU,\u201d said Travis Robinson, director of global talent acquisition + diversity & inclusion at Spotify. \u201cWe believe this talent to be really sharp.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Travis
Travis Robinson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The event at the College of Business was designed to attract students for paid internships in technology, content creation, marketing and engineering, and later transition them to full-time employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a playful, fun way to give students a snapshot of what it would be like to be an employee at Spotify,\u201d said Robinson. \u201cMy job is to tell the story of Spotify and bring back stories of talent that can make a cultural impact.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now the world\u2019s largest streaming service, Stockholm-based Spotify is a $3 billion-plus business that tops 140 million users worldwide, with at least 60 million paying subscribers.<\/p>\n

\"Sam
Sam Vivas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

COB senior Sam Vivas was recently hired as a student ambassador for Spotify\u2019s first-ever \u201cStreet Team\u201d in the U.S. He is one of six students from various universities \u2013 FIU, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Morehouse College, and Howard University.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpotify is super relevant and it\u2019s a fun company to work in,\u201d said Vivas, who will receive a bachelor in management in spring 2018. \u201cYou have to put yourself out there and be ready to network.\u201d<\/p>\n