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Dear MBAs who want to work at startups

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"Another note on the approach—a resume attachment is fail on delivery."

Is this true? Have I been screwing myself by sending a resume with all of those emails?

No. There's nothing wrong with attaching a resume. Charlie's got this one backwards.

Right, I don't agree with this one either. He suggests sending your Linkedin profile. I actually attach a PDF export of my Linkedin bio (formatted much like a resume.) I'm sure a startup doing hiring doesn't want to spend a bunch of time logging into Linkedin and browsing through profiles until something interesting enough comes up to warrant further digging.

As one of the many on the job hunt, I can say attaching a resume isn't poor form. I'm getting interviews, and these interviewers are calling my references.

That said, it's a good idea to make sure the juicy highlights are shared between linkedin and your rez, and to include people who have recommended you via linkedin in your list of references.

I've had lots of success, getting jobs I want by approaching the right people and telling them how and why I should be kicking ass with them.

I got on a presidential campaign and ended up managing a congressional campaign doing this. I also landed some nice medium term contracting work with a couple different startups and an NPO, by approaching them and telling them what I can do to add value to their comp/org.

I'm getting my MBA for free right now because I had a good enough average in undergrad. Hearing about all this MBA bashing I'm kind of worried people will make assumptions about me before even meeting me. I am applying to many start-ups for internships. hm

While I don't know any MBAs, the advice is sound for anyone wishing to get into startups. In fact, I'd argue that many of these techniques could get you the inside track to most job openings.

Wow there where a lot of ninja's in that article about start-ups.

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