3 Key Areas for Defining Startup Culture

3 Key Areas for Defining Startup Culture3 Key Areas for Defining Startup CultureShould you leave a career at a Fortune 500 for a new startup? While staying at a big company has its advantages your skills and more importantly your experience may be in much greater need than you realize, especially when a business needs to define its startup culture.If you work in the next few areas, it could be worth your time and experience to get that startup mentality. Then, look for employment opportunities at a startup.Human ResourcesThink about the effort it takes to build a startup culture inside of an organization that works. This responsibility usually falls on the shoulders of the human resources department. Startups are notorious for overlooking this important part of getting their company off of the ground. If you think about all of the responsibilities you are handling at your current role there may be greener pastures awaiting you if you are dissatisfied and ready for a new adventure. When a startup is first gaining traction there is no better time to bring in a human resources individual with the experience a new kollektiv needs to avoid the pitfalls of handling compliance needs. You could bring all of the wisdom needed to fast track growth a new business needs to succeed. If you are within a large organization, do you find yourself thinking outside the box, but continually being turned down in meetings? A truly experienced HR professional in the eyes of a new business could be priceless. Getting your foot in the door at the right time could also mean equity and a much-needed career boost.Project Management (software and development)We all know that the larger the organization, the slower things get done. Think of all the skills needed to launch product offerings in todays world. Your skills are in demand and it is time. You fast-track your project management career. You need to view your experience as a commodity ready to be cashed into the highest bidder. An i nvestment any Lean Startup is willing to make is hiring the top talent. Position yourself as the industry leader you know you are and you could be on your way to a new job. It is time to cash in on all of that experience. Of all the areas startups look for, PM roles are the most in demand. Team management skills coupled with coding for programming and software development could mean a leadership role in a startup.A move to a smaller organization could also mean long days and sleepless nights. But some of that excitement that got you into this business sector, which you had been missing, will return in a strong startup culture.SalesSales are the lifeblood of any organization. Many feel that abverkaufpeople are a dime a dozen. A good salesperson is worth their weight in gold. Leaving your position at a Fortune 500 for a startup is scary, but the juice may be worth the squeeze in sales.It could mean a fast track move to the next level and beyond. Your sales career may be lacking at a b ig company. You could just be bored. Think of all of the time you spend watching Mad Men and Wolf of Wall Street clips on YouTube to keep your mojo meter up.It could mean you are ready to make a change. A jump to a smaller ship could be your chance at a VP-level position, and your shot to drive overall growth and sales strategies.I truly believe that these roles are timelessEvery organization big or small needs HR and Salespeople. Project Managers in todays tech-driven world are in more demand than ever before. Finding a new job is scary. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise. Why compromise your own happiness?Opportunities are there for the taking. Working in startup culture may not be for everyone but that is ok. The next time you are searching the job boards shoot your resume over to a smaller company and landsee where it lands you. See if you fit in their startup culture.Ask the first couple of team members that started at Apple or Facebook where it got them. Everyone deserves th e same opportunity to achieve their goals. Maybe a new position at that new startup you havent heard of, yet, could be the knock at the door you needed.Best of luck

Faith Your Fuel For Job Search Success

Faith Your Fuel For Job Search SuccessFaith Your Fuel For Job Search SuccessIn my theology class this year, I selected the topic of faith for my major research paper. In seminary we deal with many issues of faith in a lot of the classes. This specific instance centered on the concept of faith and works. Are works necessary to demonstrate true faith? Or is faith alone sufficient? What I found is that both Paul and James discuss that living, saving faith is demonstrated by genuine works. Have faith first, then do the work to show it.Ive applied this repeatedly with success in my own career, making a bee line straight to each next great opportunity. You can do the same thing. This is notlage merely a simple matter of, Have faith that you will land that job you want. Rather, its a matter of knowing who you are, believing that who you are has value to someone else, then taking the necessary, correct steps to get there.So, in the beginning, who was I? I was an undergraduate student studyin g broadcast journalism, and I had a natural talent on the radio microphone. I believed that someone else could use my skills. Next, action was required. I asked someone I was connected with in my field how he got his job. He told me exactly who to speak to get a position just like his. I wrote that person a letter telling him who I was, and the hiring decision maker called me the very next day. I interviewed that week. I started working on air the next week at the 1 radio station in the 5th largest market in the United States.Faith starts at your innermost core Who are you? Why are you passionate about what you do? How does what you do add value to someone else?A client who does training and development in financial services arena answered these questions for herself, then took action, in the form of inboxing a contact on LinkedIn to inquire about an opening she came across. Her contact got on the phone with her five minutes after receiving the email, and ultimately flagged her resu me for consideration so she wouldnt get lost among the 1,000 other people who applied.I worked with a CFO in the oil and gas sector to build his authentic story, featured in his LinkedIn profile. The action we took was to invite relevant contacts and decision makers to view his story. One of those recruiters called him to discuss a position she had in mind. As the conversation progressed, she felt he was also suitable for several other roles around the region. She gave his resume to four of her counterparts.departure with faith as the foundation. Believe in who you are, and that who you are matters to someone else. I can help you with the tools youll need to take action. I have faith that you will get where you want and need to be.Where has your faith carried you, that you never imagined you could go? Share you story (job search-related or otherwise) in the comments.

How To Survive A Company Reorganization

How To Survive A Company ReorganizationHow To Survive A Company ReorganizationOh the re-organization, with its org charts, flowcharts, floor plans and motivational chit chats. If youve been through it, you know how this goes. The shuffling of teams, cubicles and offices, and the frantic flurry of messages chronically underestimating how long this limbo will last and desperately pining for the new normal to begin. Transition is always a challenge, and change at work can be especially difficult. People often need routine to feel secure and to be productive. If your workgroup is in flux, here are some tips to help navigate the chaosIdentify a sound information source Every workdistributionspolitik has a worrier who is going to tell you the sky is falling S/he heard there may be lay offs. S/he overheard someone say there will be downsizing. Dont invite the worrier to be yourre-org news source. While everything is in flux, it may not be clear who your manager will be, but hopefully the ma nagement team is in place. Identify either the best communicator on that team or the person who you think is most likely to be your manager. Then get your information from only that person. If you hear a worrisome rumor, confirm it with your source. S/he will be interested to know what kind of information is being circulated and you are much better served to get the details of the transition from one trusted source thanfrom a rumor mill. Hopefully the management team will have a good communication plan, but there is always a lot of upheaval during a re-org and sometimes the communication plan cant catch up with the changes that are happening. It serves you well to have a personal plan for getting news. Create for now goalsReframe your expectations for yourself. Maybe some of your projects are going to be tabled, or maybe the usual process for getting them approved is going to change and in the meantime you have to hold them until certain people are in place. However the eventual pla n affects your day-to-day, create temporary goals for yourself. Its difficult to stay motivated without a trajectory, and sometimes you loose your goals in the shuffling that happens in a re-org. Part of what you need to stay engaged is a sense of your own workload and yourown plan. If theres no manager in place to help you with this, do it for yourself. It will make you feel so much more in control of your situation. As new information comes out about the re-org, you can readjust your goals to keep yourself on track. This way, you will stay focused and also have a track record for your new manager when the department is fully functional again. Stay positive Reorganizations confuse people, and that causes stress. But you can approach this differently. Watching a team go through this process gives you the chance to truly see leadership in action. Pay attention. Note what you see working and where you see stress mounting. This is one area where you really get to see the quality of the leaders steering your institution and if you hope to someday have a leadership position, this is a wonderful case study for you to observe. Be positive and optimistic. You may notice coworkers complaining about this every step of the way. Dont absorb that approach. Watch and learn. Do you best to be optimistic and flexible. And if your final assessment is that you can do better with a different job and a different leadership team, Simply Hired is a great way to target a new opportunity for yourself.