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hey everyone i'm paige from y combinator
where
i help people get jobs at yc startups
through work at a startup
we hosted an event last week focused on
job searching during an economic
downturn
and especially considerations when
looking at startups
we decided not to record the event
because
we wanted people to have an open
environment to ask questions and to have
them be anonymous if they wanted
and
even if you couldn't make it this time
around we'll be hosting similar events
in the future and i will link them below
or you can find them at work at a
startup dot com slash events
so in case you missed the event here are
three of the best questions we got
one
what is the best way to stand out when
applying for jobs
um and the context behind this question
was like hey i'm applying to a lot of
jobs
um but i feel like my application is
either getting ignored or
maybe it's getting looked at and
i don't hear back
so
the short answer to this one is to
personalize your outreach messages
because
no one likes spam
companies will know if you're kind of
using the same
one or two sentences to paste into every
application
so definitely take a look at what the
company does think about what you can do
to
help that company specifically
and take the time to really personalize
your application to that company
question number two
what are good questions to ask to gauge
things like company stability and runway
while interviewing at startups
so this is a great question because it
highlights how
interviewing is a two-way street
um
as a candidate you need to really sell
yourself but you also need to be
interviewing the founders
and interviewing the company um to learn
more about what you're getting yourself
what you're getting yourself into and
whether it's a good fit
um so i'm not going to answer the
question fully but
that's something for you to think about
um and then three
does an earlier yc company so say from
like winter 2019 mean a better
opportunity than a newer yc company like
from
summer 2022.
um so this is an interesting question
because it kind of opens up a whole
other discussion topic about personal
preferences and risk tolerances
and i think the main point for this
question is that
there's not a better company so to speak
like there are companies that will be
better fits for you
and that all depends on what you're
looking for what type of job you want
what risk tolerance you have in joining
an early stage company
et cetera so
we're actually hosting an event about
startup stages so what's the difference
between a seeds seed stage company
growth company pre-ipo
um how did the roles change how how can
you think about what is the best fit for
you
and that event will be on august 3rd
i can share the link here and you can
also see it at work at a startup.com
events
so
thank you for listening in i really hope
to see you at the next event
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