Erik Michielsen on How Early Jobs and Work Friendships Shape Career Path

In Chapter 3 of 13 in his 2015 Capture Your Flag interview, Capture Your Flag founder Erik Michielsen is interviewed by author Danny Gutknecht and asked about career aspirations upon graduating college from the University of Michigan. Michielsen shares how college internships and entry-level jobs - from working at a manufacturing plant in Battle Creek, Michigan to summer internships on a trading floor and then at Chrysler to a first full-time job at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) - developed his skills and exposed him to relationships that would be foundational to his development and new career opportunities in later years. Erik Michielsen is the founder of Capture Your Flag and author Danny Gutknecht is the author of "Meaning at Work."

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