I really appreciate these comments, thank you. It does seem like every org I’ve applied to mentions an epic story of past EA accomplishments under each staff member’s bio, as though the entire team has been part of the ecosystem for a decade before joining. Which is of course something to be proud of and motivates me to be part of the team, but adversely does make it seem like I don’t fit in, and like there’s no way they’d let me start my EA career journey there.
I’ve started an EA group in my community since there’s not much going on in this area, maybe once that’s grown a bit and I can put it on my resume, I’ll see a difference.
As for work tests, despite their length, I don’t mind them. I get excited for opportunities to prove myself outside of my resume and interview, and have only received a rejection as a direct result of a work test once so far. Sometimes it feels like the work tests are my best hope since my resume might not make me appear as a perfect candidate.
If I were you, I’d put it on your resume right now, along with putting in that you founded the group. EA likes the word “founder”. You can talk at interview about the challenges you’ve faced founding a group and how you’ve dealt with them using your skillset.
I was going to wait until the website was up so I’d have some proof, but if it could make all the difference, I’ll put it on there now. Thank you again!!
I really appreciate these comments, thank you. It does seem like every org I’ve applied to mentions an epic story of past EA accomplishments under each staff member’s bio, as though the entire team has been part of the ecosystem for a decade before joining. Which is of course something to be proud of and motivates me to be part of the team, but adversely does make it seem like I don’t fit in, and like there’s no way they’d let me start my EA career journey there.
I’ve started an EA group in my community since there’s not much going on in this area, maybe once that’s grown a bit and I can put it on my resume, I’ll see a difference.
As for work tests, despite their length, I don’t mind them. I get excited for opportunities to prove myself outside of my resume and interview, and have only received a rejection as a direct result of a work test once so far. Sometimes it feels like the work tests are my best hope since my resume might not make me appear as a perfect candidate.
Thank you again for commenting!
If I were you, I’d put it on your resume right now, along with putting in that you founded the group. EA likes the word “founder”. You can talk at interview about the challenges you’ve faced founding a group and how you’ve dealt with them using your skillset.
I was going to wait until the website was up so I’d have some proof, but if it could make all the difference, I’ll put it on there now. Thank you again!!