“Why Starting Your Career at Arches Puts You Years Ahead”
Many early-career roles promise learning but delay responsibility. Graduates rotate, observe, shadow, and wait months before owning anything that truly matters.
Daniel Rojas joined Arches straight out of university. While many of his peers chose large multinational companies for structure and predictability, Daniel chose a faster, less scripted path. One where responsibility shows up early, mistakes are real, and learning happens in real time.
Three months in, he doesn’t regret it. His story shows what happens when early careers start with real stakes, not simulations.
What Daniel Does At Arches
Daniel works as an Associate, supporting client projects by finding and engaging the right industry experts. His role involves speaking directly with experts, understanding what clients need, managing timelines, and coordinating with internal teams to keep projects moving. It’s a hands-on position where clear communication, judgment, and ownership matter from day one.
First Impressions: Expectation Vs Reality
Daniel didn’t walk into his first role with a fixed picture of what it should look like. As a fresh graduate with no prior corporate experience, his main goal was simple: find a place to start building skills and a career path.
“I didn’t have too many expectations,” he says. “I was really open to different types of jobs.”
Day-to-day office life felt familiar enough with meetings, schedules, and teamwork. But one thing stood out early: client interaction. Talking directly to experts and clients wasn’t something he felt fully prepared for.
“At the beginning, I didn’t know how to approach clients. I was really nervous,” Daniel admits.
That discomfort didn’t last long. With practice and constant questions to teammates, those conversations slowly shifted from intimidating to natural.
Early wins and early mistakes
Daniel’s first win came faster than expected. In his first week, he successfully proposed his first expert candidate. Something he’d heard often took others much longer.
“That gave me a lot of confidence,” he says.
An early mistake followed just as quickly. Daniel promised an expert an early payment date without confirming internal timelines. The payment took longer than expected, and the expert was understandably upset.
“I was really scared,” Daniel recalls. “I thought I’d made a big mistake.”
Instead of blame, his manager helped him resolve the situation and understand how to handle it better next time. The experience became a lesson in accountability and communication.
Learning In Real Time
At Arches, Daniel learned by doing: often without a perfect playbook. Some projects have a confusing client brief at first. Timelines were tight. Expectations were high. But with repetition came judgment.
“You start to develop your own logic,” he explains. “You learn how to get the maximum results from each project.”
Balancing speed with accuracy became a daily skill that no classroom could fully teach.
How the role evolved
Trust came quickly. Daniel began working on important projects for high-profile clients, sometimes independently and under real pressure.
“There were projects where everything depended on me,” he says. “If I didn’t deliver, we wouldn’t sell.”
That responsibility changed how he approached his work. Confidence grew in execution and ownership.
Team and culture in practice
“If you don’t ask, people won’t chase you,” he says. “But if you do, everyone is open to helping you grow faster.”
Learning happens across levels, through conversations, shared approaches, and exposure to different working styles.
“There’s no single right way to do things,” Daniel adds. “You learn from everyone and build your own way.”
Advice To Other Graduates
Daniel’s advice is straightforward: stay open and give everything you have. Not having all the answers isn’t a weakness. Being willing to learn, adapt, and take responsibility early is what matters most.
If this approach to growth resonates with you, Arches Bogotá is where we’re putting it into practice: building teams, ownership, and long-term impact from the ground up.
Check out our Job Portal here , and we can’t wait to see your application and potentially welcome you to the Arches team!
