I am working on setting up an EA recruiting agency, and through dozens of conversations with people in the last month, I can confirm that there is a wide variety of opportunities and needs! To add and expand on some listed, I made some bullet points below. These ideas aren’t deeply considered yet but point to some possible opportunities from what I’ve been hearing.
HR/ Hiring Support for Organizations * Helping new and rapidly growing orgs improve their hiring. * Resources for designing work tests, interview questions, screenings, etc, even for established orgs. * Legal resources and consulting, especially around work visas and labor laws in different countries for global orgs
Coaching/Support for Job Seekers * More in-depth career coaching, including accountability and encouragement through a whole job search. * Group workshops on career planning. * More counseling and support for people in specific fields and interests.
Mentorship of Current Job Holders * Potential for more professional organizations/mentorship for people who are hired into roles that are new for them. A lot of EA orgs are relatively small and may not have built-in mentorship from people more senior— other ways to set up professional growth and development opportunities.
Niche Recruitment. There’s some happening in each of these already—but certainly room for continued work and expansion into other fields. * AI Safety, especially people with experience (there is some energy around this) * Mid-career professionals from outside EA (this is getting off the ground with EA Pathfinder) * People with Operations… and often more Administration experience (I don’t know of specific recruitment or career coaching around this) * Development Economists and other academic niches for research positions
I am working on setting up an EA recruiting agency, and through dozens of conversations with people in the last month, I can confirm that there is a wide variety of opportunities and needs! To add and expand on some listed, I made some bullet points below. These ideas aren’t deeply considered yet but point to some possible opportunities from what I’ve been hearing.
HR/ Hiring Support for Organizations
* Helping new and rapidly growing orgs improve their hiring.
* Resources for designing work tests, interview questions, screenings, etc, even for established orgs.
* Legal resources and consulting, especially around work visas and labor laws in different countries for global orgs
Coaching/Support for Job Seekers
* More in-depth career coaching, including accountability and encouragement through a whole job search.
* Group workshops on career planning.
* More counseling and support for people in specific fields and interests.
Mentorship of Current Job Holders
* Potential for more professional organizations/mentorship for people who are hired into roles that are new for them. A lot of EA orgs are relatively small and may not have built-in mentorship from people more senior— other ways to set up professional growth and development opportunities.
Niche Recruitment. There’s some happening in each of these already—but certainly room for continued work and expansion into other fields.
* AI Safety, especially people with experience (there is some energy around this)
* Mid-career professionals from outside EA (this is getting off the ground with EA Pathfinder)
* People with Operations… and often more Administration experience (I don’t know of specific recruitment or career coaching around this)
* Development Economists and other academic niches for research positions