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From Korea to Silicon Valley: Getting Hired and Managing Your First Paycheck
Silicon Valley jobs, first roles, first paychecks
Resumes, interviews, salary negotiation — and how to turn your first paycheck into assets. What I wish I'd known at the starting line.
An experiment by LK, a Silicon Valley Big Tech engineer, sharing what I wish I had known at the start
FREE START KIT
Career & Money Start Kit
From the dream of working abroad to managing your first paycheck, this free starter kit is for people who want to widen their career options
Silicon Valley Roadmap
A step-by-step preparation check for working abroad: technical skills, English, resumes, and interviews
First Job Decision Checklist
Compare growth, skills, people, and future opportunities—not salary alone
Your 3-Year Career Map
Prepare for a job change, study abroad, working abroad, entrepreneurship, or another next step
First Paycheck Map
Build your own framework for spending, saving, investing, and experiences
This kit does not give you one right answer. It helps you build the questions and standards that fit you
Who we're building this for
- Those dreaming of working in Silicon Valley
- People considering a first job or first career move
- People unsure how to manage a first paycheck
- People who do not want to separate career decisions from money decisions
- People building options for study abroad, immigration, entrepreneurship, or a new challenge
- People who value the freedom to choose their life—not simply earning more
What we're building at START EARLY
Workbook
Silicon Valley Job Guide
A practical workbook for resumes, interviews, and salary negotiation
In DevelopmentWorkbook
Silicon Valley Paycheck Playbook
From your first paycheck to RSUs — the manual for money earned in Silicon Valley
Coming SoonBY LK
The Person Behind the Kit
Led by LK, who started out in Korea and became a Silicon Valley Big Tech engineer. Drawing on firsthand experience building both a career and assets, LK helps people at the starting line organize their next choices
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