{"id":573,"date":"2010-02-18T11:13:52","date_gmt":"2010-02-18T17:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mooreds.com\/wordpress\/archives\/000573"},"modified":"2010-02-18T11:13:52","modified_gmt":"2010-02-18T17:13:52","slug":"andrew-hyde-tips-for-your-startup-job-hunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mooreds.com\/wordpress\/archives\/573","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Hyde: tips for your startup job hunt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andrew Hyde, Boulder startup hub, gives some tips on the startup job process<\/a>.\u00a0 Having been a part of a few startups, I thought I’d review the high points of the list, but it’s worth a read regardless.<\/p>\n

Lots of his tips are useful to people hunting for jobs at established companies as well–I’ve long been a believer in personal blogging (#12) as a ‘living resume’ (among its other benefits), and the research required to write a blog post about the company (#10) will be useful to you as well.\u00a0 Here’s another post with good tips<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I especially enjoyed his riff on generalists: “In the history of startups, not a single \u2018generalist\u2019 has ever been hired.\u00a0 They are called founders.” I’m not sure I entirely agree, but I do think that if you want to be hired for money at a startup, you should have a strong focus (whether that be development, marketing, sales, operations, etc, etc).\u00a0 However, even if you are hired as, say, a developer, you’ll need to do other things (testing, customer service, perhaps even marketing)–that’s part of the fun.<\/p>\n

He does give some contradictory advice: have a resume in PDF (#2) but at the same time “ditch a resume” (#8).\u00a0 I think he means that while a resume is nice, startups are more interested in specific projects and achievements than a typical big company with an HR department.\u00a0 Some argue one should approach all job interviews in the same manner<\/a>.
\nThe most important piece of advice that Andrew gives is #7, which is worth quoting in full:<\/p>\n

Be clear.\u00a0 You are looking for a job.\u00a0 Cut the buzzswords, what is the best fit?\u00a0 Steady?\u00a0 Fast paced?\u00a0 Live in Boulder?\u00a0 Just say it.\u00a0 Cut the shit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In my job hunts, knowing what I actually wanted was the hardest task, but the most important.\u00a0 Why is it hard?\u00a0 When I’ve been looking for a job, I am anxious and concerned about the future, often thinking about my slowly draining savings.\u00a0 Declaring what I actually want (beyond “a job, any job, please God, give me a job” which is sometimes how I feel \ud83d\ude42 ) necessarily excludes opportunities.\u00a0 However, that is the exact reason that it is the most important task.\u00a0 By excluding opportunities that wouldn’t be a good fit, or would make me bitter, or wouldn’t serve the employer well, I freed myself up to focus on situations where I could help the employer succeed and be happy.<\/p>\n

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