“Welcome!” they said to me on my first day. At the time, I thought they simply meant the traditional, you know, welcome to your first day of work. But really, it was more like, “welcome to the wild ride that is the web startup culture.” No matter what, these last couple of weeks has meant a very different work experience than what I was used to.
I’m Kurt, a senior at the University of Maryland. I joined Jobmatchbox almost three weeks ago as the “Social Marketing Intern.” What does that mean? I think it’d be impossible to define it as one “job”, but if I had to pick a few, I work with social media experts to promote area job opportunities and companies. Additionally, I do some photography at DC tech and social events, and I record, cut, and edit video footage of various startup happenings and get-togethers. I also occasionally blog (the results of which you’re reading right now) and do some graphic design.
Though I’ve only recently found myself head-first in the eclectic sea that is the DC tech/web social scene, I feel very much at home as someone who has long admired it from afar. I was most pleasantly surprised to learn that, no, I don’t in fact have to move to San Francisco or Seattle to experience it and, yes, there are cool people doing cool things right here where I live and grew up. I look forward to getting more involved as time goes on and meeting lots of interesting and engaging people. Also, a special thanks to the folks at Jobmatchbox for 1) bringing me on and 2) making me feel so welcome. Wish me luck.
