How To Be a Successful Employee at a Startup

Through our work with startup companies, we hear all the time the traits that these companies are looking for in their employees. Being the generous type, we thought it would be helpful to you and your job hunt to pass these hints along.

So with no further adieu...

1. You need to be able to wear many hats. At a young company, you might have to work in roles that are not as well-defined as those at more established companies.
2. You have to be a team player, a highly desirable quality when working with a smaller team.
3. You need a broad range of skills that are often of interest to startups.
4. A "can do attitude" is absolutely essential. You can’t wait to have information come to you, rather you have to be willing to go out there and get it
5. You need a "can do attitude's" best friend - the ever coveted "roll up your sleeves and dig in attitude."
6. Skills in an agile software development environment is very commonly desired.
7. A career at a startup is excellent for some of the risk takers out there – equity in the company could be a big payoff
8. And lastly, you have to be comfortable in a work environment that is much more flexible than the traditional workplace.