As a new graduate in the corporate world, sometimes it may be scary as you’re not used to that environment. However, for your benefit it will give you the ability to grow professionally and personally. It’s one of the most competitive industries when you start applying for jobs as a graduate. Companies require you to have experience but do not allow you to show that you are capable of doing the work even though you have little experience. So, if you have the opportunity to work in a start-up company, I advise you to take it, it will give you:
- A new set of skills
- Knowledge
- Insights and visuals
- Opportunities and beneficial advantages for the future
Start-ups such as Reseo have a unique and different way of displaying how the corporate world works. It gives you a different perspective and knowledge of your industry. You will get the full picture of how a business is run daily which is beneficial for you to understand the company’s culture, leadership and much more. It’s a fast paced environment which will help and allow you to grow as you are required to work with many responsibilities simultaneously. This helps you develop various skills such as time management, problem solving, and critical thinking.
1. A new set of skills
One of the skills that you will have to put into practice is adaptability, which will help you learn and comprehend why it’s important to step out of your comfort zone. When you step out of your comfort zone, it allows you to see your role grow and why you add value to the company. Some other skills that you will develop are networking, making connections, innovation, and confidence especially if you get involved in industry events. Networking and making connections will help you build your reputation, and confidence and prepare you for future opportunities that come across to you. Dealing with new start-ups requires you to be creative and innovative as you bring new ideas to the company and also to the development of your role.
2. Knowledge
Knowledge is a key factor for you to understand and learn when you’re being trained. When working in a start-up, you must ask as many questions as you need to understand. As the business is growing and developing everyone is involved a bit in all of the tasks in the company. Your input and ideas are very useful because of the different perspectives you bring. Engaging in activities and events such as conferences will give you rich and valuable content for you to learn and understand why a business needs to follow a certain business model.
3. Insights and visuals
I got the opportunity to attend some key industry players in the investment industry such as the Irish Funds, ALFI, and the FCA. Attending industry events is important if you’re starting in a senior role because you get a wide variety of panel discussions and speakers. It gives you valuable visuals as you get to see and feel why and how people act/speak and dress a certain way. It provides you with key insights such as trends, challenges, solutions, and new emerging ideas in the industry.
4. Opportunities and benefits
Overall, learning and getting involved by getting out of your comfort zone can also give you beneficial opportunities for the future. It’s important that you build strong relationships with your peers and connections as they are already experts in their area. This may lead to mentoring, advice, career growth/job opportunities, support and guidance in your professional aspirations and journey. All these opportunities prepare you for the upcoming challenges you may come across in your development and growth. It also will be beneficial for your personal growth.
In conclusion, starting from a start-up and attending industry events will benefit you and teach you all you need to know when you enter an international corporation. What do you think?
