![]() “As someone who came to the company with different kinds of experiences, I was encouraged to take on a lot of responsibility quickly. ReturnLogic talent manager and second-year Venture for America fellow Alex Leone says: I have learned and grown more in less than a year than I know I would have if I worked at some large company instead. Published dozens of articles on ecommerce softwareĮstablished professional networking practices to boost marketing reachĪssumed control of ReturnLogic’s social marketing strategy. In the 10 months since I started working here, I have And dare I say, I found mine with ReturnLogic.Īmongst the dozens of companies that I sent my resume to or that reached out and pitched to me, ReturnLogic offered me the most room for professional growth in the areas I’m most interested in. Think of it like intense speed dating to find your perfect professional fit. ![]() Dozens of accepted fellows and VFA partnered companies from all across the country spend the next couple of months pitching themselves to their top choices sending resumes and cover letters, interviewing, negotiating, meeting in person … and doing all of that with multiple companies, competing with your fellow fellows for positions, while also having a deadline by which to secure a job and trying to finish up graduating college. They also look for eager founders and startup leaders who want to staff their company with young minds they can mentor.įirst, they put us all together in a virtual portal to begin the rigorous job-searching process. ![]() That’s the beautiful thing about Venture for America: They look for college grads like me who have a hunger to learn and live an impactful life. I just didn’t think I’d get the chance to have this much responsibility until I had a significant amount of experience behind my belt. But, for someone filled with the entrepreneurial spirit like me, it’s actually quite exciting. That means anything I do (or fail to do) has a tremendous impact on the company’s overall success. It’s that I somehow find myself sitting here, writing an article for a company that believes in my talents so much that they trust me with their brand.Īs a startup, ReturnLogic’s team consists of only about 30 people. It’s not because I sound fancy calling myself a fellow or even because I got the opportunity to build my life in a new city straight out of college. The day I found the VFA listing was one of those days. You never know when you’ll wake up and have a day that changes the course of your life. I applied as soon as I read the listing, and on graduation day that following May, I got an offer to work as the content marketing associate as a VFA fellow for the Philadelphia-based tech startup, ReturnLogic. Then, as if to answer my prayers, I saw a listing for an organization called Venture for America (VFA), a nonprofit fellowship program that gives recent graduates firsthand entrepreneurial experience with startup leaders and founders. I didn’t just want a good-paying job: I wanted to make an impact, to work at a place where I could learn from what I do and apply those lessons to creating something of my own. Going through the pandemic changed the way I looked at the world. ![]() Each listing seemed as soul-sucking as the last. I spent my days “attending” Zoom lectures while aimlessly searching for jobs. In the fall of 2020, I was finishing up my college career in the isolation of my apartment and searching the internet for an answer to what was next. Have you ever tried looking for your first professional job in the middle of a pandemic that shut the world down? Author Note: This post was originally published on Technical.ly. ![]()
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