Executive summary: Assessing personal fit and strengths is crucial when choosing an animal advocacy career to maximize impact.
Key points:
Individual variance in skills, traits, preferences and values can significantly affect both job performance and impact in animal advocacy.
A high-performing individual in a role that suits them can have greater impact than an average-performing individual in a high-impact position.
Assessing personal fit involves considering average impact potential of career options and personal suitability for those roles.
Personal welfare should not be sacrificed for potential higher impact for animals; career choices should ideally be both impactful and enjoyable.
Identifying one’s strengths, understanding what one enjoys doing, considering personal goals and risk tolerance, and evaluating belief in the cause are crucial steps in assessing personal fit.
It is important to weigh options in animal advocacy that fit individual preferences and to avoid pitfalls by having backup plans, being financially and emotionally prepared, and seeking external advice or experiences.
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Executive summary: Assessing personal fit and strengths is crucial when choosing an animal advocacy career to maximize impact.
Key points:
Individual variance in skills, traits, preferences and values can significantly affect both job performance and impact in animal advocacy.
A high-performing individual in a role that suits them can have greater impact than an average-performing individual in a high-impact position.
Assessing personal fit involves considering average impact potential of career options and personal suitability for those roles.
Personal welfare should not be sacrificed for potential higher impact for animals; career choices should ideally be both impactful and enjoyable.
Identifying one’s strengths, understanding what one enjoys doing, considering personal goals and risk tolerance, and evaluating belief in the cause are crucial steps in assessing personal fit.
It is important to weigh options in animal advocacy that fit individual preferences and to avoid pitfalls by having backup plans, being financially and emotionally prepared, and seeking external advice or experiences.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.