Significant Career Lesson From a Founder at Parichute
Kyle, Founder at Parichute, identifies "communication and networking" as a "cheat code" to career success. The willingness to connect with others, even "a random person in the room," can unexpectedly create valuable opportunities and propel one's career far beyond what might otherwise be possible.
Communication, Networking, Career Development, Confidence, Building Connections
Advizer Information
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Job Title
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Kyle Crognale
Founder
Parichute
Kent State University, 2017
N/A
Creative Writing, Journalism
Nonprofit, Foundations & Grantmaking, Advertising, Communications & Marketing
Entrepreneurship and Business Owner
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Greek Life Member, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Effective communication and networking are crucial for career success.
2. Confidence in approaching and connecting with people can lead to unexpected opportunities.
3. Networking can create long-term beneficial relationships and collaborations within a career field.
Transcript
What is one lesson that you have learned that has proven significant in your career?
A big lesson I have learned through this job, and I will pass it on to anyone who is willing to listen to me, is that communication and networking is really just a cheat code to succeeding in this career, or really any career for that matter.
Finding that confidence or the willingness to walk up to a random person in the room could really take you far. You just never know where that connection may lead you, or how it may help you within your job.
You might circle back a few years later and be working together on another project. But that communication and networking, any chance you get, is really going to help you go super far with this position and in the rest of your career as well.