I don’t disagree with any specific point in this but somewhat disagree with the overall thrust of the recommendation. I suspect most people could learn more (and more quickly) by trying out more specialised roles, especially in high-quality, established organisations with better mentorship and support networks.
(I’ve never been a uni group organiser so not sure what the mentorship and support networks are actually like; I’m mostly just guessing and extrapolating from my own experience having been a generalist researcher then running a talent search org covering multiple cause areas.)
I don’t feel like I’ve learnt very much that’s very useful over the past year or two. Probably similar amounts to when I was a teacher in a secondary school, and far less than when I was a researcher.
I don’t disagree with any specific point in this but somewhat disagree with the overall thrust of the recommendation. I suspect most people could learn more (and more quickly) by trying out more specialised roles, especially in high-quality, established organisations with better mentorship and support networks.
(I’ve never been a uni group organiser so not sure what the mentorship and support networks are actually like; I’m mostly just guessing and extrapolating from my own experience having been a generalist researcher then running a talent search org covering multiple cause areas.)
I don’t feel like I’ve learnt very much that’s very useful over the past year or two. Probably similar amounts to when I was a teacher in a secondary school, and far less than when I was a researcher.