How to Get Your Career Moving in 2021

What happened when this recent graduate landed a role for a Swedish music industry startup on Start Me Up’s Remote Internship Program. Like many recent graduates, Kim was unsure which direction to take her career.  She loved illustration and had studied design...

How to Land a Job as a Growth Manager

Some of today’s best-known companies, including Uber, Dropbox and Google hire growth managers.  And according to Glassdoor, the US national average salary for a Growth Manager is $108,992. But what exactly do they do? “The Growth Manager function typically lives at...

How to Get Into Product Management

At Start Me Up, we offer advice on everything from nailing job interviews and applications to upskilling. Product managers are some of the best-paid people in Silicon Valley. And successful product managers come from a range of backgrounds. So how do you go about...

Why You Shouldn’t Write off a Career in Marketing

At Start Me Up, we offer advice on everything from nailing job interviews and applications to upskilling, as part of our Career Kickstarter Program. Would you like a career with plenty of opportunities across a range of industries?  People can be snobby about...
Sustainable Fashion Internship

Sustainable Fashion Internship

Carolina just graduated with a Masters in Oceanography from Southampton University. She completed a Fashion Internship as part of  Start Me Up’s Remote Internship Program. Why did you decide to do a Start Me Up internship? “I thought I wanted to do something...
My Renewable Energy Internship

My Renewable Energy Internship

Kitty studied Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Sussex and completed a Renewable Energy Internship as part of  Start Me Up’s Remote Internship Program. Why did you decide to join Start Me Up? “I decided to join Start Me Up because it...
From Corporate Internship to Start Me Up

From Corporate Internship to Start Me Up

Ashna Jalan is studying cognitive science and artificial intelligence at the University of Toronto. She spent one month on Start Me Up’s Remote Internship Program.  Why did you decide to do Start Me Up? “I worked in a corporation last summer. So this time...
Four Books I Wish I’d Read at University

Four Books I Wish I’d Read at University

As a student I spent too long reading really old books. And while I credit the 17th century French philosophy with helping me question everything, it wasn’t that helpful when it came to making early career and life choices. So here are several books I wish I’d had the...
Career Inspiration for Historians

Career Inspiration for Historians

If there is one question that historians are probably bored of, it’s relatives asking: “What are you are going to do with a history degree, be a historian?” Helpful. Maybe you already know. Maybe you’ve already got your line about having a gap...