Ivan hangs up the call, makes a stunned gaze in front of him, and starts to scream. Roommate Nikita hears it and opens the door. “You got the job right?!”. Just like Nikita himself (who just earlier had been offered a job through Startuplifers the week before), an absurd feeling
One typical question when moving to a new city is how to find local friends. In San Francisco meeting people is easy. The atmosphere encourages people to talk to each other — I think nice weather and American extrovert culture are main vectors behind this atmosphere. For example, I had
The long and rocky road towards San Francisco and other destinations is eventually starting to see light in the other end. I’m having a video call with one of the first hires, Filippo. This young fellow joins the conversation with a slight smile on his face. Everything feels yet a
A well-prepared interview is like setting one foot in the door already. The key points vary a bit depending on the position you’re applying. We conducted the best tips for you to prepare. Be aware of the time difference. The time difference in San Francisco is –10 hours. So 6–9
Text by Juuso Haavisto Disclaimer: The following article is written for the participants of Startuplifers, a Finnish internship program, thus the advice might not be generally applicable for J1 transfers. For Startuplifers anything is possible. Sometimes you see a happy kitten looking at you while commuting, sometimes you run into
Let’s face the facts. 80% of the positions offered at Startuplifers cycle around tech jobs – coders, data scientists, developers. That’s the sector where Finland mainly competes internationally. For business students, hence, it is recommended to look for positions independently, too. As the competition for business positions such as marketing, sales,
Presenting Startuplifers On Demand – San Francisco edition The quickly evolving and growing world of startups is expanding to extents such that there’s no way Startuplifers team alone could include every single startup out there in the batch pool. Hence, a concept called Startuplifers On Demand was launched already some
Last Saturday we had a Startuplifers picnic in Dolores Park. Now, if you’ve never heard of Dolores Park, I’d describe it as a Finnish park during vappu, but vappu never ends there. In the spirit of the park, we had a couple of beers to get the honesty out of
Your LinkedIn profile functions as your extended resume, and a majority of recruiters nowadays prefer it over traditional CVs. This is why it’s very important to have your LinkedIn profile public, updated and focused on your current purpose – getting hired at a startup. First thing to remember when building
Text: Elisa Kitunen Photos: Saara Pörsti Startuplifers held the cheerful info event about the upcoming batch and career opportunities that startups behold. If you missed it, check out the key points! At Startup Sauna, you can feel the spirit and excitement of new ideas from talented people reaching the ceiling.
