When you are young, time is like fertile soil, sowing seeds for the future. Aspiring entrepreneurs should pay special attention to their first career choice, as this may be the experience they need to prepare for their own business. As the school year ends, senior students across the country are evaluating job vacancies and looking for the best opportunities to start their careers.
Some students will look for a great technical name, some for the best exposure to their favorite industry, and some for any highest-paying job. But many people ask what is the best job and the best first job. On the contrary, the first job should be a stepping stone, a way to quickly acquire knowledge and progress, rather than a position that provides instant gratification in the form of salary, benefits, or a degree. This is especially important for future entrepreneurs.
If you are a young man planning to become an entrepreneur, here are some tips and considerations for evaluating your first job. As an entrepreneur and someone involved in recruiting through my work, I am working on solving this problem. Think of these first-class jobs as paths leading to beautiful beaches; each leads to the same beach, but each will provide a different view and experience along the way.
Big Tech
The giants of “traditional” technology give you opportunities to run well-funded experiments, applications with millions of users, and network with talented people. However, working in one of the “Big Five” is no longer a risk or a special entrepreneurial spirit, but a conservative career choice. Joining the country’s already largest company will no longer allow for wealth from stock options, but the opportunities for experience and brand influence cannot be overemphasized. I have been involved in recruiting for most of my life and I can tell you that the Big Five are incredible brand signals. Both employers and venture capitalists use these signals to facilitate their due diligence, and having these signals is invaluable.
Popular startups
We are often told not to do “what everyone else is doing.” But when it comes to startups, everyone has a certain wisdom. Traction and exposure will generate more traction and exposure, so focusing on startups that are currently considered hot isn’t a bad idea. Read the lists of top startups, like those on LinkedIn or AngelList. I don’t know what kind of job you can get in these fashion companies. Jobs in fast-growing companies are evolving rapidly, and titles have little meaning. Go ahead, gain experience and make an impact. Please pay special attention to the quality of your funding sources, as this is an important indicator of your stability and future funding availability. For example, give weight to new companies related to major venture capital companies.
Profitable work
Working 100 hours a week is not entirely past tense for financial companies like Goldman Sachs. If you have the opportunity to join a large investment bank, hedge fund, or venture capital company, please look forward to working. I rank these “money jobs” as the best first jobs for entrepreneurs because they don’t necessarily lead to careers in finance. People who understand finance understand business, which is why a career in finance offers an incredible choice. It is very common for people to leave the financial industry to become entrepreneurs, not only because finance leads to the accumulation of wealth, but also because finance has nothing to do with the industry. If you work in finance, you can translate these skills into whatever industry or practice area you choose to work in.
Sales and Customer Service
Understanding people’s needs and learning how to truly satisfy them is the foundation of most successful entrepreneurs. Stalls involve promoting products, which is helpful, but more importantly, they allow you to reach a lot of outsiders. Especially when you are young and not in school, the sales role is great for quickly pulling you out of your comfort zone and forcing you to provide value to real people. Customer service positions are also good stepping stones, teaching you the principles of problem-solving, product and market matching, and how to deal with people in a positive way-all of these are particularly valuable skills for entrepreneurship.
Solopreneur
Regardless of your experience level, you can use your skills and time to provide services immediately. The path of “single entrepreneurship” does not presuppose a plan to have a big business, but instead focuses on generating immediate income through one’s own efforts. Part-time jobs fall into this category and into franchise-based entrepreneurship, which I personally tried during my college years. This is a “just getting started” or “orientation” mentality and does not require the gatekeeper to grant you access, whether the gatekeeper is a venture capitalist or a known employer. There are no restrictions on any of these paths, and direct entrepreneurship / individual entrepreneurship is no different – this may be your journey for a few months, it may be a side activity for subsistence or self-employment for life, the choice is yours.
Successful entrepreneurs come from all walks of life, all walks of life, and all age groups. Remember, nothing you do will stop you from becoming an entrepreneur. Some paths will allow you to get there immediately, some will accumulate wealth so that you can do it later, some will give you skills and experience, and some will give you the free time needed to develop your ideas. Take the time to consciously choose your overall path so that you can move forward in a self-determining way.
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