How to get a job opportunity in the crypto industry (Web3)?

There is more than just a secondary market in the Web3 field. You can start a business in the Web3 field, or you can find a job in the Web3 field. How can you find a job quickly in the Web3 field?

I’ve spent some time giving advice to strangers and friends who are looking to find full-time jobs in crypto. I’ve written a lot of long posts on this topic in the past, but a few years later, I wanted to provide some new and actionable advice and update my advice with more recent examples (what I did 2 years ago is no longer applicable in today’s environment).

Why you should work in web3 - if you are just starting out or early in your career First, because it will impact the entire industry in the next 20 years. Second, Web3 provides young people with the ability to become experts in this growing field without having to struggle for decades to reach a point where you can make meaningful contributions to a company or a specific field of work.

Finally, the smartest people in the world are moving into Web3 — and joining crypto companies or DAOs. The closer you are to great people, the more you learn. You should take advantage of this early in your career.

Some Words of Advice

There are only two types of advice: Advice that someone spreads because it worked for them. Or humble, ever-present advice that someone regrets not hearing sooner. Both are valuable, but you can only replicate the former.

My advice is derived both from things that have helped me and things that have not worked for me. My counseling, while applicable to many people, is geared toward individuals with little work experience. Current college students, or those who have a few years of experience under Bill and are looking to make a change.

Think of it like a menu, choose a few options that appeal to you and submit to Consistency matters.

Become an Intern

Become an intern, if you are a student of any grade and have the opportunity to be an intern, I highly recommend it. This is perhaps the best option for students to learn about crypto workings and get some experience. During my MBA, interning at a local cryptocurrency exchange in Hong Kong was a great experience and got my foot in the crypto world.

Join a Dao

Multiple DAOs that contributors can join — social DAOs, protocol DAOs, NFT gated DAOs/communities, investment DAOs, etc.

Social DAOs — community DAOs that are primarily exclusivity, event-based, or community events — are the first DAOs to join in order to build connections and get a taste of how a DAO works. These DAOs include some region-specific communities like the ATX DAO, NFT communities, and DAOs like Friends with Benefits.

Additionally, if you have unique insights or passion for a particular product or protocol, joining a DAO can be a great way to gain initial experience and build your reputation. Many DAO companies including Sushi, Rarible, Index Coop, Yearn, etc. have working groups for individuals. Showing that you can provide value in a DAO is a great way to: 1) Develop experience, show that you can contribute to the product/create value, and potentially receive rewards from the DAO for your contributions.

Some thoughts on DAOs, you probably can't effectively contribute to 2-3 DAOs (unless the DAOs are very small). Promote high-quality contributions over low-quantity contributions. DAOs want to work with people who stick around rather than jumping to the hottest DAO.

Become an Early Adopter

Being an early adopter is easy, however, it currently requires taking risks. These risks include opportunity costs of time, capital, and effort. Using a new Dapp or protocol comes with a cost and often a risk of being disrupted. Sometimes it requires plugging in plugins so that when a project like lootbox or YFI is released, you can immediately participate in mining. In other cases, it requires spending money to experience the protocol or mine, but these protocols may never guarantee airdrops to users. Keeping an open mind and not rejecting new protocols like Solana, Cosmos, or Terra can also be challenging because you have already invested in other competitors like Ethereum or how many Bitcoin big players did not use Ethereum in the early days because they did not see the potential. Again, loosely held is an often repeated phrase in technology investment, but it is even more important in web3.

Fortunately, DAOs like Rabbithole are helping educate the next generation of crypto users. Incentivizing them to use the protocol by providing the ability to perform tasks in exchange for XP. Rabbithold has successfully added protocols like Polygon and enabled all of its ENS users to receive ENS airdrops for successfully completing tasks. While not all airdrops are of great value, many will yield generous returns.

Even better than an airdrop, early adopters often make the best people because they are likely to be early discord community members. Additionally, founders usually hire back people who believe in their mission. Early adopters who contribute to the project during their business hours are much better than employees looking for high compensation. To provide evidence, almost every early research analyst at Messari came from its community, and crypto-passionate people were more than willing to work for free. Messari Hub has analysts today, but still calls for people who are dedicated and crypto-inspired. Most of the hires for the Messari Intelligence team came from Messari Hub

Writet

Nic Carter, Chris Burniske, Ryan Selkis, Derek Hsue, Phil Bonello, Ryan Watkins, Kyle Samani are all names in crypto since they started blogging for blockchain topics, mostly related to investing or research. One of the best skills you can leverage is writing. Not only is it hard to write good content, but it’s also hard to get your opinions out there. Having said that, anyone can be a writer – never tell yourself that. I’ve never considered myself a writer either. Here I am, with hundreds of thousands of words to say, and I’m still in my field.

Some simple words or forms:

If you feel uncomfortable sharing your thoughts, stop it! If you really want to ease into it, start with the complex paragraphs first. You'd be surprised how little time people spend reading. Edited content is important and valuable.

Areas of expertise: Check out concepts in specific areas. Liquidity mining, NFTs, smart contracts, stablecoins, digital art, Defi aggregation, cosmos ecology.

WalkthroughsYou did something, now show others how to do it! DeFi Dad is not only passionate about DeFi, but also walkthroughs through NFTs, new blockchains or niche applications.

Speed ​​and timely tracking of information: Darren Lau's newsletter, the Daily Ape provides a list of important and timely events

Tweet

If you don’t like loose articles, Twitter is for you. CryptoTwitter particularly values ​​those who engage or ask relevant questions. Some of the brightest minds in crypto use Twitter to build their brands, such as Pomp, Ryan Sean Adams, Meltem Dimirros, Arianna Simpson Nic Carter, Ari David Paul, Hasu, Tom Shaughnessy, Jason Choi, Ryan Watkins and many others, just don’t be a scammer.

Tips for Twitter:

Create a weekly Twitter space for your favorite topic

Consolidate excellent threads or summarize long threads on a given topic.

Integrate important events or high-definition audio announcements

Images are better - it takes time to create them, but they help with communication.

Tagging relevant people or companies in threads helps spread the word. But don’t tag people when they are clearly not connected in a thread or image – it’s a quick way to compile a block. Don’t tag Elon or SBF, tag bloggers with 10k-100k followers who are more likely to retweet and like your tweet.

The CMS interns created highly creative videos for the brand. Other interns tried to replicate their success but didn’t make the same effort.

You need to post at least one tweet every week

Be creative, at least find direction in your idea

You will start with zero followers, getting 1k is the most difficult, 10K is also a challenge,

The final rule of Twitter - be authentic, people want to follow humans, not bots.

Leverage Other Social Media Platforms

Twitter has the strongest crypto community, you can use Instagram, Reddit, Periscope, TikTok or other social media networks to find media you like. Most people can only succeed on a few mediums like Twitter and Linkedin or Instagram and TikTok, so one medium feels most authentic to you. I highly recommend embracing new social media platforms or spaces like TikTok or Twitter. If you are on a channel and you think to yourself “this content is garbage, I can do better.” you may be right, there are people who can increase the audience with quality content.

Start a YouTube Channel or Podcast

Maybe you're not a wordsmith, but you're great at making videos, especially live content. Start your own Youtube channel or make some tutorial videos. YouTube is the second largest search engine - start using it.

Podcasts set up to discuss crypto content. Jill Carlson and Meltem Demirors have quality podcasts. Tony Sheng piloted an interesting podcast (still waiting for the next quarter). What Peter McCormack says about Bitcoin. Nathaniel Whittemore started the Sunday Long Read, which managed to grow the content and is now a successful podcast.

Advice for people who have never hosted a podcast:

For god's sake, don't just think podcasting means an interview with person X. It's a washed-out format.

Consider streaming podcasts more authentic and timely.

Turn your blog into a story that educates or makes a difference

Check out RobinhoodSnack's podcasts which use small daily news or Naval and Nivi's podcasts from Spearhead or How to Get Rich.

There are also podcast episodes - 3-15 minutes long. Just because Joe Rogan perfected the 3 hour podcast doesn't mean every podcast needs to be at least an hour long.

The Meatspace: Join Meetups, Events, and Clubs

If there is blockchain activity in your area, I recommend going to meetups or community events, most of which are free. Common places to find events include: Meetup and Eventbrite. For college students, check out your school's blockchain club or start your own! If you are looking for a job, I don't recommend conferences because conferences don't give a good ROI unless you are incredibly early on the web. The NFT community is starting to hold meetups, social gatherings like friends with benefits.

Move to a Crypto City

At our core, we are all products of our environment. It’s no secret that if you want to succeed in tech, you should live somewhere creative. I’m not saying you need to relocate to a big tech city like New York or San Francisco. But if you live there, you should take advantage of it. Other emerging tech cities in the US include cities like Los Angeles, Denver, Austin, and Seattle. If you’re willing to venture abroad, you have even more options. Berlin, Shanghai, or Singapore are all great cities to get yourself on track.

I want to caution everyone that where you live is becoming less and less important. Most crypto companies are remote, but if you’re young, I still recommend meeting in person to solidify those connections. It’s much easier to connect with your coworkers in the office or over drinks on a Tuesday afternoon than over Zoom. It’s still very possible to build more connections in a remote environment, but it takes more effort.

Leverage Your Strengths (Wizard Abilities)

Those who have some kind of work experience should take advantage of it. If you have the following skills:

Data Analysis (Excel Wizard)

CPA (Accounting Wizard)

CFA

lawyer

Fear-free public speakers

Write like Dickens

Human Guides (Companies actually pay for the network, it’s called Business Development)

Process (detailed and guided)

Design (Photoshop and Graphic Design Wizard)

Economic knowledge (crypto is supported by incentive mechanisms and game theory)

If you have any of these skills, you have a huge advantage over many other people currently in crypto. For students and young people, use your time to learn new skills or gain experience.

Offer your help and support

This doesn’t mean telling someone “please let me know how I can help”, even if you are a VC or fake VC account. The crypto world is small compared to any other industry. You can reach out to people on Twitter and email in smaller circles. Don’t reach out to VC firm managers or CEOs at your favorite crypto companies. They will most likely not respond to you finding newer companies because they may have more time and are contacting you as a young professional. There are a lot of articles on how to find people to correspond, so I won’t say too much, other than you should find a way to provide value.

Some examples:

People are always searching for things, help them find the information they need.

Content management, news, information, data, people, educational materials, etc.

Start a local network in your community.

Think outside the box - people can't always tell you what they need or what special skills you can offer.

Find a crypto buddy

ETH has friends, and so should you. Find a friend who is as passionate as you are, and collaborate on the same areas. No one gets to the top alone, and it’s lonely. Ryan Sean Adams and David Hoffman are a well-oil machine. Hasu — perhaps one of the best researchers in crypto — often writes with others.

How to Find a Job

There are two ways to find a job. The easy way and the hard way.

Simple method

Become a person and go f***ing network. Honestly, the Internet is the best way to find a job. Participate in networking events and communicate online, it will help you learn more about the situation. In the end, people want to work with their friends.

The difficult way

The best advice I can give: You need to differentiate yourself and address your audience. The quality of your application is more important than the applications you send.

Sending the same letter or applying to 100 jobs might get you one job, but if you only want to work for a small number of companies, it will take more effort to get one.

My final piece of advice for your application - people are different, so ideas are different. Here are just a few ideas:

Create a graph, chart, or video to convey something visually.

Think of a cool project or find an existing one and do something slightly different (#defi index, DeepDAO, etc.

Step out of growing trends like social tokens.

Make a website or newslettle that provides some valuable information, such as about a new NFT drop, or lists the meeting times of every open source crypto project. Find a way to save other people time or energy - this is added value.

Research a blockchain-related topic and write up your findings. It shouldn't be superficial, but it doesn't have to be completely revolutionary, just tweet/write/say your version and opinion.

Writing threads about cryptographic products and protocols.

Employers value people who work alone and produce something useful.

If you’re still a student, or only a year or two out of school, consider yourself lucky. You have very little on your plate and plenty of time—time you can spend more productively—to build your brand and adopt the above tips.

A Note About Your Resume

Again, make your resume more specific. If you have absolutely no idea how to write a resume or you just threw it together, Harvard offers a lot of free materials. Also, get creative - create a notion page and add some visually pleasing templates. Remember, you are dealing with humans - with lizard brains - who all like bright colors, icons and pictures.

It’s important to use data and metrics whenever possible, even if it’s just showing your social media growth numbers, best blog posts, newsletter subscriptions, or other impressive content.

Besides, no one reads your entire resume. They want highlights, relevant experience, and connections to channels that matter to you (ex: Github, Twitter, TikTok, etc).

These are some job search sites:

AngelList – one of the best places to find a job at a crypto startup, hands down.

Crypto Jobs – Also has a visually friendly list to find jobs.

CryptoJobsList - a great site for jobs.

Cryptocurrency jobs – Another one.

Pomp Crypto Jobs – Join a Pomp Portfolio company.

Proof of Talent – ​​For the more senior/technical roles

Linkedin – finding crypto and blockchain jobs on LinkedIn is becoming more normal.

Web3 jobs – Web3, so hot right now

Newsletters – follow the newsletters of your favorite companies and they'll often announce new positions or opportunities.

Most VCs post job openings for their portfolio companies: Pantera. ConsenSys Labs. Pardigm.

at last

Work hard, stay humble, live happily.

Friends who have ideas about crypto work can DM me on tw: @coldwhite18. If everyone has ideas, we can start a group to discuss and exchange ideas.

Thank you for reading

grateful!!

Original author: Mason Nystrom

Translation: @coldwhite18