On Oct. 19th, my friends and I went to a Starr Career Workshop. The workshop is the Spotlight Series: Careers in Start-ups. When we got there, we saw not only freshmen, but a lot of juniors and seniors there. We also found that the two instructors were twin brothers. This workshop might be very useful for them because they’re graduating and need start-ups. Of course this workshop is very useful for me because I learned a lot of things from the workshop.
The most unforgettable knowledge I learned from the workshop is how to choose a company. The instructors said there were different stages of company: idea stage, validation stage, seed stage, and growth stage. If you want to get a high pay job right after you graduate, you should choose growth stage company. It’s the most stable stage. Also, if you want to get more potential in your company, you should choose seed stage company. It’s the stage that has more risks and the most opportunity. The instructors also told us about some foundational skills. For instance, writing emails is connected to communication, using excel is connected to data analysis, handling difficult people helps your customer service skill, technical fluency helps your social media marketing skill, and persuasion and value communication helps sales skill. Another important knowledge I learned is what kind of people a start-up company would need. A start-up company only needs two kinds of people: the product side people and the business side people. Product side people refers to the people who can create products, and business side people refers to the people who can find customers.
I do learn a lot of things from this workshop. It’s interesting because the instructors share their personal experiences. Hope I can attend more workshop like this.
