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3 Tips to Getting a Start up Job in 2014

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If you’ve read any of the pieces in the media about what it’s like to work for a startup, you might be interested in the possibility. Startup employment isn’t all game rooms and edible perks, it’s an exciting opportunity for workers. Helping a company get off the ground – and putting in the hours necessary to do so – is a thrill to plenty of people. As such, there tends to be quite a bit of competition for startup jobs. How do you get one? We’ll go through some of the best tips below, but keep in mind that standard wisdom still applies. It’s still a good idea to have a stellar resume and host it on a resume database, and it’s still important to mind your p’s and q’s at every stage of the hiring process. With that said, here are some tips that might surprise you that can get you hired at a startup: 1. Show What You’re Worth Founders are going to want employees who bring demonstrable value to the table, especially if they’re running on a lean staff with no room for dead we...