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Careers, not credentials

We don't care about grades, degrees, or resumes. We care about helping you launch a career. That takes more than a piece of paper.

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The Crash Team Answers Career Questions

12 of our best answers to career questions on Quora. There's a lot of career advice out there. With all the noise, whose advice do you take? Crash is a startup with a big mission: we're helping people launch their careers–without credentials, without boring resumes. We've learned a lot (by mistakes, by wins), and we want to share as much as we can. So we took on a challenge: for thirty days, we'll each answer thirty Quora questions (it'll probably continue after that because we're …

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We Want to Get You a Job Interview with a Great Company

There are more awesome jobs than ever. So much has happened in the world of startups, and even large companies have become more adaptive and flexible. The tech boom has created opportunities for more than just coders. There are great roles in marketing, customers service, sales, operations, and more. The problem is, most people don’t know it. Most people grow up being offered career choices like, “Doctor”, “Lawyer”, “Astronaut”, “Cowboy”, and “Businessperson” (aka, guy in a black …

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Career Crashers Episode 9: Thaddeus Russell

Thaddeus Russell on Creating a Career as an Intellectual Entreprenuer There are certain areas where people think you can get by without going to college. If you're going into a trade or starting a business, people get that you can get by without college. But what about being a history professor? In this episode, Thaddeus Russell talks about his experiences working as a professor at elite colleges and eventually breaking out to create Renegade University. Topics:  How …

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27 Things Successful Career Launchers Do

Create value and prove it.Build skills relevant to themselves and the job market.Document their work.Build a strong reputation by doing great work.Email fast, email well.Are honest. They say, "I don't know," when they truly don't know. Then they learn it.Under-promise, over-deliver.Write often. They'll blog, tweet, take notes, journal. They know writing is a valuable skill in any role, so they become better at it by writing daily if they can.Get stuff done.Accept honest feedback and apply it. …

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Career Crashers Episode 8: Austen Allred

Austen Allred on Launching Lambda School and Learning from Failure He had an idea. But he didn't know how to make it happen. So he lived in his car. Got a job at a marketing firm. His company got funded, then it failed. But he worked hard and learned fast. Now, Austen Allred is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lambda School, a 9-month, immersive program that gives students the tools and training to launch new careers in tech—from the comfort of your own home. Students only pay once …

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Burn Your Resume, Show Your Work

If you want to stand out, you have to do better than a piece of paper on the pile. What lets people know you're someone who could create value for them? It's a tough question. They need to know you have some things: Skills relevant to the job to be doneKnowledge of the customer, product, and problemPassion for the workDrive and persistenceTrustworthiness and characterAbility to learnClear thinking and good communicationExcitement about the company or project Say you have all …

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