Can’t decide if you want to be employee #8 at a startup or employee #800 at a larger company?

A 🧵 on how to decide if working at a startup is right for you. What matters most to you- advancement or stability? Startups give you the ability to grow fast and attain skills that would take 3x as long at a large company. If you want to move into a senior role quickly, startups are the way to go.

Not seeing the results you want in your job search? It’s probably because you don’t have the right strategy in place when applying.

A quick thread to save yourself time and headache while looking for your next role (pro tips to follow) 💰 Tracking:

Every job application should be tracked in a spreadsheet or tool (@trello is great for this) so you have a clear view of what’s happening. Include contact info of recruiters/hiring managers, dates of interviews, dates of follow ups, and notes on stage + why you applied

Want a job in tech?

Here’s a list of Job Titles for EVERY field.

A thread > Engineering
- Front End Developer
- Back End Developer
- Full Stack Developer
- Business Analyst
- Mobile/IOS Engineer
- Software Engineer
- User Interface (UI) Engineer
- Test Engineer
- Security Engineer
- Sales Engineer (if you want to be customer facing)