I have experience as a research assistant at my university and co-founded a startup, which unfortunately didn’t succeed. I’m curious to know if these experiences are considered valuable work experience?

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Adrienne · Accepted Answer

Hi and thank you for your question!It depends on the topic you worked for as a research assistant and whether this is relevant for the individual position. Same for the startup experience. Unfortunately, I cannot give you a generel answer. It could be that your experience as a research assistant and also for co-founding a startup is considered relevant experience, but maybe less so than experience in the industry or a consultancy. Hope that helps!