We spoke to Katherine Willis, UK Head of Marketing at Le Wagon, our bootcamp partner, to give you some insight on how you can kickstart your career in development at a startup. Tell us a little bit about Le Wagon and what it is you do… At Le Wagon London, we’re helping individuals and businesses […]
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How to increase your network if you’re shy, introverted, or just find networking icky
Networking is one of those things I know I should do more often, but I just can’t seem to find the time, or the motivation. Like flossing, or eating more vegetables, I feel constant, mild guilt over my failure to build this beneficial habit. But when you’re introverted or shy (not to be mistaken for […]
5 Questions to Ask at Your Next Networking Event
Startup Institute students networking into the startup ecosystem. About the author: Christine Zimmermann is the content manager at Startup Institute, a career accelerator that helps individuals develop the skills, mindset, and network to get jobs at startups and thrive in high-growth careers. It’s no secret that networking is key to finding the jobs that aren’t […]
5 ways to find unadvertised startup jobs
Wouldn’t it be great if you were the only applicant for a job, or at least one of just a few? That would make your chances of actually getting the job increase. One way to engineer that situation is to find and apply to jobs before they are advertised. There are lots of them (see iceberg) […]
Jumping into Freelance Writing — 5 Top Tips!
Last night at a dinner party I was introduced as a writer, as a publisher and as a businesswoman — all in one breath. This came as rather a shock given that my own knee-jerk reaction to questions about my employment status would be a vague response about ‘pursuing my own ideas.’ The reality is […]
The hottest startup industries to get involved in today
Is it just us, or does the advice ‘Do what you are most interested in!’ seem to be a bit vague and frankly not very helpful? If only we all knew exactly what we wanted to do, things would be so much simpler. In the case of working at a startup, there is so much going […]