How Identity Has Influenced A Head of Finance and Business Operations at TigerEye Labs Career
Yuri, Head of Finance and Business Operations at TigerEye Labs, Inc., advises social science students lacking detail-orientation to find "what you're interested in and what you can care about," suggesting roles where learning is prioritized over meticulous tasks. This approach, Yuri implies, fosters increased detail-orientation through inherent passion for the work, a crucial element in career development.
Career Exploration, Job Search, Career Development, Motivation, Overcoming Challenges
Advizer Information
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Job Title
Company
Undergrad
Grad Programs
Majors
Industries
Job Functions
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Yuri Yakubov
Head of Finance and Business Operations
TigerEye Labs, Inc.
UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley MBA, Haas School of Business
Business & Related
Technology
Finance
Honors Student, Took Out Loans, Immigrant, Worked 20+ Hours in School
Video Highlights
1. Find a role that sparks your interest and allows for significant learning opportunities.
2. Detail-orientation can be developed through passion and engagement with the work.
3. Avoid roles requiring extreme precision, such as those in hard sciences, finance, or accounting, if detail-orientation is a weakness
Transcript
What advice would you give students with a major in the social sciences who are not detail-oriented about finding their first job?
It's a tough one, but I think the key is to find what you're interested in and what you can care about. Look for areas where you feel you'll learn a lot.
If you're not naturally detail-oriented, you probably don't want to pursue a role in the hard sciences, finance, or accounting. However, there are many roles where you can learn and develop your detail-oriented skills.
I think it's important to do this for your career. When you find something you care about and are interested in, it naturally drives you to become more detail-focused and detail-oriented.