Don't think you'll be wearing one of those in any of these jobs.
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What I don’t have are any technical chops when it comes to video. Really, you wouldn’t believe how bad some of the Three to Get Ready video interviews are that I haven’t posted yet. The content is fabulous. The tips from entrepreneurs are great. My technical skills suck.
But, since each one of these videos also mentions startup jobs open now, I don’t want to wait to get that info to you.
So here’s a list of the startup jobs that have come across my Skype in the last two weeks. Go get ‘em. Read more »
The fourth in a series of interviews where entrepreneurs give their three top tips for getting a startup job, keeping a startup job, and knowing if it’s time to run screaming from your startup job.
The best part, most of these entrepreneurs are hiring now. Including this one!
Entrepreneur: Reece Pacheco
Company: Shelby.tv
Jobs: Full stack engineers for front-end development, or people with other skills if you’re motivated and interested in Shelby.tv (more on the jobs at minute 20:00)
Or maybe you can. But fair warning, what you’re about to read may make you question everything you thought you knew about getting a job, resumes and fishing.
Yes, fishing.
Meet Reece Pacheco, co-founder and CEO of Shelby.tv. Smart guy, hot company. Or hot guy, smart company depending on how you look at it.
Reece and his team recently attended a recruiting event for their smart, hot company where they were approached by lots of people they’d put in the “brilliant” category. They met lots of people with the exact right technical skills Shelby is looking for.
But most of these people didn’t grab their attention.
Know who did grab their attention? The guy who sent in a picture of the big fish he’d just caught.
(For the time challenged all the juicy take-aways are summarized in the post.)
The third in the series of interviews where entrepreneurs give their top three tips for getting a startup job, keeping a startup job, and knowing if it’s time to run screaming from your startup job.
Yup, this entrepreneur is hiring now too.
Entrepreneur: Brandt Page
Company: Launch Leads
Jobs: market research assistants (5+ openings, perfect for current students), marketing director (more about the jobs at minute 13:00)
You know what I’m talking about. The profile picture looks great. The “I like” and “I look for” are spot on. You even both share an affinity for moonlit walks on the beach. And then you meet. And there definitely won’t be a second date.
According to Brandt Page, CEO and founder of Launch Leads, it’s the same with resumes.
Okay, Page didn’t say that exactly. But he did say that they’ve stopped relying on resumes in the hiring decision. Resumes can be just as misleading, and they never showcase the applicant’s personality.
And with startups, just like dates, personality rules. Personality and attitude. Launch Leads has got both in spades, and they’re looking to add to their team. So go ahead. Date ‘em. Who knows where it might go.
(For the time challenged all the juicy take-aways are summarized in the post.) Read more »
The second in a series of interviews where entrepreneurs give their three top tips for getting a startup job, keeping a startup job, and knowing if it’s time to run screaming from your startup job.
The best part, almost all of these entrepreneurs are hiring now. Including this one!
Entrepreneur: Michael Brooks
Company: LifeKraze
Jobs: Developers, mobile developers (more about the jobs at minute 15:14)
A consistent Three to Get Ready theme is that entrepreneurs don’t want to hire people who are just looking for a job. Yes, I know; getting a job is the point of a job search, right? Well, with entrepreneurs it’s not.
With entrepreneurs a job isn’t a means to a paycheck it’s the route to changing the world. No, I’m not overstating. I’d say half of the entrepreneurs I’ve interviewed for this series have equated what they’re doing with changing the world.
And if you don’t get that, don’t apply for a job with them.
That sentiment is no less obvious in my interview with Michael Brooks, founder of LifeKraze. At only 24 years old, Brooks has already raised over a million dollars for his startup, and has ten people on staff. And in this fifteen-minute interview, Brooks mentions changing the world three times.
After talking with him for a few minutes, I think he just might be able to do it. Maybe it’s the Poindexter meets Clark Kent glasses? Who knows. But if you’re in the mood for a little world disruption, this entrepreneur is hiring now!
(For the time challenged all the juicy take-aways are summarized in the post.) Read more »
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