It’s often hard to determine based on a job title what the role is actually about and what potential future career paths are.

In order to help you, you can find a guide here with the most common job titles and potential next steps for young professionals.

Tip #1: when you don’t know, feel confident to ask. You should always check with current employees at a company what a specific role entails. It’s also a good question to ask during interviews: ‘How would you describe a person who would be successful in this role’ often gives you an insight into what they are looking for but more importantly if the career fits your profile.

You don’t buy what you don’t know and the same is true for careers. Often students limit their research for jobs to bigger names: the ‘Google’s and Amazon’s’ of this world. This is not always the right career path. Getting career guidance can help you to determine if a company is really a fit for you. 

Some people can accelerate their career way faster in a small company, company size does matter.

Tip #2: you can do our free test to see which company size might be the best fit for you based on ~20 questions. Go and take the test here.

Making the right choice from the beginning can save you a lot of time and allow you to accelerate your career way faster. If you are a student and you are in a situation where you have to apply for your first job soon, make sure to understand the impact and take this decision seriously.

Most people accelerate their career somewhere between their 28 and 35 – this is the moment future CEOs are made. If you waste your first years on a wrong career path, you will not be set up for success once reaching this age. Getting help on selecting the right job, the right company and changing companies in a timely manner, will prepare you for the moment your career will accelerate.

Tip #3: invest in learning and sprint during the first ~8 years of your career, you want to be in a good position when you are between 28 and 35 years old to take bigger steps towards more responsibilities and more income.

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