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5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by rita1234: 2:16pm On Jul 27, 2018
Almost everyone looks forward to working in a well-structured company which is not bad, but the problem is that many people still have the belief that they can only grow professionally when they work in a corporate organization with a generous pay package and standard nine to five working hours, but that is not always the case, because career growth is not dependent on the size and structure of a company.
It is important for you as a career-driven person to always look forward to working in a place that fosters your career growth and advancement. Humans are known to learn faster and better through experiences. Working in a startup gives you the opportunity to learn from your personal experiences while learning on the job by taking up related and unrelated tasks.
If you have been rejecting job offers in startup companies because you think they are not good enough, then this article will tell you what you have been missing out not working for a startup with our “5 reasons why you should work for a startup”.
Let us explore why entering the start-up world could be a fulfilling and interesting experience:

Increases Multi-Tasking
Multi-tasking is one important skill that many employers look out for in employees. Your ability to multi-task can always put you ahead of others in any work environment. When working in a startup, you are open to a variety of task as the day goes by. With fewer resources and a usually thin staff structure, employees are expected (more often) to be flexible and work beyond their role descriptions.
Working in a startup encourages multi-tasking because you will find out that most of your days will be less structured and you’ll have more freedom to take up any task that will add value to the company, you also have the freedom over when and how you carry out your workload. The structure of startups encourages multi-tasking a lot because change happens quickly in startups, and your role will change more often to adapt to the business change.

Better Growth Opportunity
Due to the thin staff structure that startups operate, employees usually own their roles which gives them the opportunity to grow. When we talk about opportunities, it sounds more like money to many people’s ears. It is true that a startup may not be able to pay you as much as a big company will, but I can bet that you will be opened to amazing opportunities that you may not have thought of before.
Opportunities that startups open you up to are often times usually not the kind of opportunities that you may get in a more structured company. Startups most times allow employees to take up roles that they may not have had the opportunity to take on working in a big or more structured company.
For example, an employee may take up the role of a manager even if that employee may not have all the needed qualification for that position, but can be allowed to grow and embrace challenges resulting from this opportunity.

Helps to Develop your Innovative Ability
Working in a startup can help you develop your creative and innovative ability. When you work for a startup, you are obviously going to be working for an innovative person, or most times you will be surrounded by innovative people. It is true that one’s environment always has a way of contributing and affecting that person. That is what working in a startup does for you; it opens up that skill hidden inside of you.
From research and findings, it is noticed that people that start their own businesses are more innovative than those who have never made an attempt to start anything of their own. Entrepreneurs are usually innovative people in nature and are mostly the best people to learn to develop your innovative skills.

Your Work Can Easily be Recognized
Working in a startup can help you gain easy recognition unlike working in a big company. I have seen and also heard from different people that if you work at a big company, chances are that all of your hard work is going to be ignored by the boss, or someone else can easily claim the credit. But at a startup, it is almost impossible for good jobs to be ignored, because most times you will have to work directly with the CEO.
Aside from being recognized by the team, your work could easily gain more recognition than it would have working for a big company.

Gives you the Opportunity to Work in a more Friendly Environment
Working in a startup usually fosters a good working relationship among staff members usually because of the thin structure. Unlike the serious and tense atmosphere in most big companies, startup environments are usually less formal and friendlier.
From our research and findings, we have come to realize that employees that are more comfortable tend to be more productive. The amount of freedom given to an employee to own and function in a particular job role can affect their productivity and the entire work environment.

Working for a startup is not all the way as disadvantageous as many people see it, but has various amazing opportunities and benefits as these 5 reasons show. Startups offer great skill development and many self-building career opportunities. To avoid missing out on any of these great opportunities, search for current startup job opportunities now.

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Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by Nobody: 7:28am On Jul 28, 2018
Ok.. FTC on this one.. Dedicate it to Those of us with PVC and gearing to do the needful come 2019.. Vote wisely yo avoid another 4 years of regret. Thank you

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Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by nony43(m): 7:29am On Jul 28, 2018
They will over use you

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Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by engrkaz(m): 7:30am On Jul 28, 2018
Ok....
Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by MANNABBQGRILLS: 7:30am On Jul 28, 2018
Capital is the key

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Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by Ukalejohn(m): 7:31am On Jul 28, 2018
Okay
Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by Nobody: 7:31am On Jul 28, 2018
rita1234:
Almost everyone looks forward to working in a well-structured company which is not bad, but the problem is that many people still have the belief that they can only grow professionally when they work in a corporate organization with a generous pay package and standard nine to five working hours, but that is not always the case, because career growth is not dependent on the size and structure of a company...


Working for a startup is not all the way as disadvantageous as many people see it, but has various amazing opportunities and benefits as these 5 reasons show. Startups offer great skill development and many self-building career opportunities. To avoid missing out on any of these great opportunities, search for current startup job opportunities now.

Interesting share

You packed quite a lot into your first sentence (over 70 words!)

Skill development is a responsibility that everyone should take seriously, no matter where they work.

Thanks

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Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by chardino(m): 7:31am On Jul 28, 2018
Ok
Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by Halifaxguy: 7:32am On Jul 28, 2018
So wetin concern startups with an unemployed graduate...

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Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by Nobody: 7:33am On Jul 28, 2018
They'll sooo use you like rag

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Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by Primusinterpares(m): 7:36am On Jul 28, 2018
Start ups are pretty cool sometimes... but some Start ups will want to use you and after y'all have worked tiredlessly in growing it, they start bringing in their friends and family to reap where they didn't sow.

my advice...
learn what you can learn, enrich your knowledge, gather experience after which take a bow, that's if they wanna start politicizing things.

Knowledge and experience coupled with the right buyer, can fetch you your annual pay in less than a day or week.

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Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by SleakBuzzPR: 7:37am On Jul 28, 2018
post=69769734:
Capital is the key

Ode

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Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by Yinxies(f): 7:37am On Jul 28, 2018
Sometimes all the decisions revolves around the owner so your ideas never count and one might get frustrated
Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by Chommieblaq(f): 7:38am On Jul 28, 2018
Na when them use work kill you, you go know wetin you do yourself.

You can grow anywhere, just put in your best.
Shikena!

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Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by SleakBuzzPR: 7:38am On Jul 28, 2018
Yinxies:
Sometimes all the decisions revolves around the owner so your ideas never count and one might get frustrated

You keep preaching frustration in all your comments
Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by Yungwizzzy28(m): 7:38am On Jul 28, 2018
Why not just start your own start up ??
Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by MANNABBQGRILLS: 7:38am On Jul 28, 2018
Wait....

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Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by harcemedes(m): 7:39am On Jul 28, 2018
NwanyiAwkaetiti:
They'll sooo use you like rag
you are blessed. Worked for a startup b4 NYSC, supposed to b in marketing, i ended up doing all the work, even typing letters, making deliveries etc... nt against startups, bt nt all of them are well organised and they take advantage of their workers.

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Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by SleakBuzzPR: 7:40am On Jul 28, 2018
Yungwizzzy28:
Why not just start your own start up ??

The only wise one here....

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Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by Uniqueteco(m): 7:40am On Jul 28, 2018
Nice one OP
Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by SleakBuzzPR: 7:41am On Jul 28, 2018
NwanyiAwkaetiti:
They'll sooo use you like rag

Who used you like rag....be honest.

Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by adewumiopeyemi(m): 7:41am On Jul 28, 2018
A startup company that they wount even. Pay the salary stated..... a startup that will want to use you like a cleaner rubbish. lipsrsealed undecided undecided

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Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by ednut1(m): 7:42am On Jul 28, 2018
Them go owe u salary tire. When they hammer they would employ more competent pple to boss u

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Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by Hugo55(m): 7:42am On Jul 28, 2018
Thank God for everything. Even when you are unemployed.

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Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by exporters101: 7:45am On Jul 28, 2018
Cool read. Many graduates don't have that patience. To think the salary isn't always cool too. Most startups are hustlers in naija.
Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by Nobody: 7:46am On Jul 28, 2018
SleakBuzzPR:


Who used you like rag....be honest.
you did undecided tongue
Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by exporters101: 7:46am On Jul 28, 2018
post=69769734:
Capital is the key
He didn't say create a startup, WORK FOR A STARTUP.
Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by Focusmind: 7:46am On Jul 28, 2018
Op, if what you meant by start - up is working for a one - man business in Nigeria, then forget it. Those benefits doesn't apply in Nigeria. You get those advantage if you're working for a one man tech start up in advanced countries. Working for some one-man start up businesses in Nigeria are nothing more than pure enslavement.

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Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by Yinxies(f): 7:47am On Jul 28, 2018
Give me examples. Monitoring spirit



kiss
SleakBuzzPR:


You keep preaching frustration in all your comments
Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by itiswellandwell: 7:49am On Jul 28, 2018
Some start ups aren't worth it.

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Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by WomenTrainer: 7:50am On Jul 28, 2018
And here's an opportunity to work for my startup. Lol.

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Re: 5 Reasons Why You Should Work For A Start-up by writeprof(m): 7:51am On Jul 28, 2018
ednut1:
Them go owe u salary tire. When they hammer they would employ more competent pple to boss u

It's not all of them. I know of one that the owner kept one year salary for prospective employees before starting the business.

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