Careers in start up workshop

I attended a workshop for the STARR Career center about start ups. It was a workshop about careers in start up companies and what to do to get a job in a start up company. The presentation was done by twins and they talked about the importance of a few skills needed to get a job in a start up company. They also talked about some benefits to working at a start up. Some tips that were given were the importance of networking and being “over prepared” for interviews. Preparing questions to ask the company such as, How much capital have you raised? To help us understand their points they used a slide show with a bunch of pictures that tried to be funny. It was like old people trying to be “down with the times”. Although they did attempt to be humorous with the crowd and it was a little weird, they were in fact engaging and did teach me a lot about working at different size companies. It opened my eyes to new perspectives and learning opportunities. They taught me to focus on communication skills and customer service. To improve yourself to help improve the start up you wish to work at. Overall the experience was enjoyable and I did learn alot from the two. Maybe now in the future I will consider working at a start up opposed to a bigger company. It definitely seems to offer different rewards and has its own value elsewhere.