See what careers are actually like

Stop guessing your way into a career. Get real, unfiltered insights into what jobs are actually like, so you can find one that fits (and avoid those that don't)

- Emily, Founder & CEO @ Advize

Every "Advizer" answers the same 13 questions about their daily work life, critical skills, entry level job ideas and more. Here's a random Advizer!

Chief Of Staff, Finance

PagerDuty

University of Arizona, 2012
UCLA MBA

Andrew has over 9 years of experience in customer experience, project management, and operations across industries including enterprise software & technology, research and consulting, and surveys and analytics.
University of Arizona

University of Arizona

UCLA Anderson

UCLA Anderson

MBA
Technology
Finance
Political Science, American Studies
Scholarship Recipient
Took Out Loans
Transfer Student

Q1Career path

Career Development

Project Management

Career Exploration

2:40

"I knew I wanted to at least try out the tech world because you know, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, all the great tech companies are there."

Q2Main responsibilities

Financial Analysis

Operations Management

Project Management

1:26

"I also do a lot of extensive documentation to make sure that things are organized, people have the information they need and know where to find it."

Q3Day in the life

Project Management

Data Analysis

Communication

2:12

"number one thing that you need to start with is, uh, you need to organize what you need to accomplish that day and that week and even that month."

Q4Most important skills - role

Prioritization

Organization

Problem-Solving

2:39

"Things come up that take priority, so you have to kind of be on your toes."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Problem-Solving

Communication

Executive/Leadership

1:07

"I love being at the heart of the company and really seeing how the company operates, how they run, how we create our strategy, how we execute on that strategy"

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Communication

Executive/Leadership

Problem-Solving

1:45

"Yes, it's a challenge, but it's also really fun too because it's kind of like you're, you're solving a mystery sometimes..."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Innovation

Adaptability

Technology

1:25

"in the software and technology world, things are always changing"

Q8Who thrives in industry

Agility

Risk-Taking

Prioritization

2:06

"In the tech industry, you have to take risks. You can't be afraid to fail."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Career Exploration

Job Search

Executive/Leadership

1:40

"go check. Like, dive a little bit further into what that actually means at that company or at your company."

Q10Entry-level positions

Organizational Skills

Project Management

Problem-Solving

1:47

"Making sure you have those core foundational skills at any entry level role that you find will be extremely helpful for getting the role."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Career Exploration

Career Development

Networking

2:09

"you have to kind of own your career. And it sounds very cliche, uh, but it's actually so true."

Q12College ideas for success

Organization

Communication

Prioritization

2:03

"attention to detail when doing homework, right? You never wanna send an email to, uh, an executive or a group of VPs with a bunch of errors."

Q13How identity impacted career

Adaptability

Change Management

Overcoming Challenges

1:48

"if you need to do it, you gotta do it."

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