Not a Hacker or a Hipster – How I Got My First Startup Job
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#2"Apply for jobs you’re a bit under qualified for. Most job descriptions describe the perfect candidate. Those features are a wish list not a must have. This applies even more in start-ups where genuine passion for the company gets you a long way."
This sound like very good advice.
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#3"Apply for jobs you’re a bit under qualified for. Most job descriptions describe the perfect candidate. Those features are a wish list not a must have. This applies even more in start-ups where genuine passion for the company gets you a long way." This sound like very good advice.
Yeah exactly, hiring managers have this list in their head, and what they're basically doing is crossing off items that dont apply for each candidate. essentially the ones with the least things crossed out will likely be top of the pile...
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#4Chutzpah goes very far. Ask for what you want, and explain why you deserve to get it -- then offer to demonstrate your fitness. It's an excellent approach!
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#5Chutzpah goes very far. Ask for what you want, and explain why you deserve to get it -- then offer to demonstrate your fitness. It's an excellent approach!
Chutzpah must be followed up with hustle or people will quickly figure out you're just full of hot air.
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#7I wonder how to apply this as an engineer. I'm looking around but finding very little that excites me.
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#8> talk to people around you, they’re surprisingly willing to be involved in what you’re doing if it’s interesting and not too onerous for them. Counters the general assumption that if you talk to strangers they’ll think you’re crazy.
Maybe if you're a young woman (as the author is) approaching someone at a coffee shop, then sure.
Reverse the genders and watch the interaction take on a dramatically different character.
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#9"Apply for jobs you’re a bit under qualified for. Most job descriptions describe the perfect candidate. Those features are a wish list not a must have. This applies even more in start-ups where genuine passion for the company gets you a long way." This sound like very good advice.
No. In major market cities (SF, Boston, NYC), chances are they're already moving forward with a candidate who does fit the qualifications. Tjey're not hard to fund in those markets.
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#10Few things grind my gears like the idea that a person who cares about products being usable and well designed is inherently a "hipster".