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I guess titles no longer matter, eh? For Elizabeth she is "Office Manager" (per linkedin) and she was deans list all semesters at Cornell. Is this like starting in the mail room at CAA? [1]

[1] http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-mailroom-sec...

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My wife was an Office admin at Sequia Capital. She had not graduated college yet and I was out in Palo Alto for an internship. A friend randomly said they where looking to bring on a temp office admin and she got the spot.

She might not have had the coolest title or daily jobs, but she was there when fb bought whatsApp, got to sit in on partner deals (help bring coffee and set stuff up lol) and meet tons of amazing people.

But is she still the "office lady" or did meeting all of those "amazing people" earned her a better job someplace else?

That's a good question but read my comment below which starts with "Connections, halo, and pixie dust." This is a much on the initiative of the person as it is on meeting the right people and being in the right place.

i would happily work in the mailroom at YC for the chance to work the partners they've brought on-board, and im not even straight out of school

Connections, halo, and pixie dust. The thing is this though. Anyone who recognizes opportunity (such as yourself) is a cut above someone who doesn't. You'd be surprised at how many people don't think like this. I was able to get a relative an interview during college at a good PR firm for a summer job. They didn't want to travel to the part of the city where the job was located. Simply didn't understand how good this would be for their career (it was their major). In another case I offered to setup another person with connections to a lawyer that I knew in a big city so they could work part time and during the summer. They didn't want to do that and said they would get back to me "when they were ready". At the very least you should exploit all opportunities when you can because you need to give positive feedback to those that help you or they won't do it again in the future. This thinking is built in to some people and to others (regardless of grades or academics), well, it escapes them.

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