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Job-Hunting reach-out to VC from previous fundraising effort for own startup
I have e-mail archive from 1y ago of my reach-out to 65 VCs in London: we had video calls, they might remember me still, who knows.
I want to send a reply/forward message to the same e-mail thread from abc@gmail.com, saying that I am looking for roles within their VC firm. Is that a good idea?
Or shall I just start new email thread and mention how I know them?
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Being real stands out. We know no one is perfect but the ability to be real and vulnerable is valuable.
Perhaps think of how you would handle this question if you were Speed Dating. This is SPEED DATING: The Get a FT Job Edition.
Where are you from?
What is a unique life experience you can share (for me, I grew up in Western North Dakota, but moved to Maui for a year as a kid, then back to ND. This shaped who I am as a person.)
Why did you choose the education/career path you did?
Are you reading/watching anything interesting?
What do you most want to achieve in your career?
Have you had a mentor or coach who changed your life?
What is your favorite color?
How do you perform in a team setting; give an example.
I graduated college in 2003 and have been working since I was 9 years old. These are the kinds of things I think of, when someone asks me to tell them about myself.
For "What are your strengths and weaknesses," it can be helpful to have a specific example of a situation that went wrong, or a mistake you made, and what you did to improve the situation or fix what went wrong. This shows you are humble enough to recognize you aren't perfect, AND that you are solution-oriented and capable of fixing problems on the fly. This is what that question is trying to ferret out of you.
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In the end they want to see your passion - so showing what you have worked on and what excites you makes you stand out to employers
I have an issue with people who cannot effectively describe their weaknesses.
Everyone always has room for improvement in the workplace. I interviewed an intern several years back who (when I asked the strengths and weaknesses question, in a slightly different way- i.e., what are you good at? What are you not so good at?), his response was- oh- I’m good at everything.
I didn’t hire him, but someone else did. Honesty is the best policy when looking for a new role.