Entry-Level Positions for Aspiring Founders
Aditi, Founder at P16 Partners, learned that a lack of a "linear career path" and the ability to remain open to possibilities was key to career success, contrasting with the admiration Aditi held for those with a clear career vision from the start. Aditi wishes someone had assured Aditi that "not knowing and being open to possibilities" was a strength, rather than a weakness, in navigating a career in education outside of a school setting.
Career Exploration, Overcoming Challenges, Achieving Goals, Motivational Stories, Non-Linear Career Paths
Advizer Information
Name
Job Title
Company
Undergrad
Grad Programs
Majors
Industries
Job Functions
Traits
Aditi Goel
Founder
P16 Partners
UC Berkeley
Harvard University Graduate School of Education - Master in Education Policy & Management
Philosophy
Education, Nonprofit, Foundations & Grantmaking
Entrepreneurship and Business Owner
None Applicable
Video Highlights
1. It's okay to not have a linear career path or a fixed vision for the future. A willingness to be open to possibilities can be a key to career success.
2. Not knowing what you want to do in the long term doesn't hinder career success, it can even be an advantage.
3. Success in a career may be linked to adaptability and openness to various opportunities and paths rather than sticking to a predetermined plan.
Transcript
What have you learned about this role that you wish someone would have told you before you entered the industry?
I've always admired, and still do, people who have a linear career path and a clear vision for themselves. I think I admire it because I've never really had that for myself.
Whenever I've been asked, in any role I've had, "What do you want to be in 10 years?" or "What do you want to do in 10 years?", I've never known the answer. I really admire and envy people who do.
However, I also couldn't be doing what I do now if I had a restricted, limited vision on what my career in education, outside of a school site, would look like. I wish someone had assured me that not knowing and being open to possibilities was actually the key to the career success I've had.