This is great. One thing I’d add is ‘Demonstrate’. (Or dare I say.… Show.)
If you think your skills are better than people can currently measure with confidence, you need to find a way to credibly signal how capable you are, while demanding as little time as possible from senior people in the process.
You can do that in a lower level role, or by pulling off some impressive, scrutable and visible project. Or getting a more classic credential. Maybe other things as well.
One reason so many prominent EAs have been writers in the past is not only that it’s a very broadly useful skill. It’s also a skill which is unusually public and easy for others to evaluate you on. It also gives you a chance to demonstrate your general reasoning ability, which is one of the most widely valued characteristics.
This is great. One thing I’d add is ‘Demonstrate’. (Or dare I say.… Show.)
If you think your skills are better than people can currently measure with confidence, you need to find a way to credibly signal how capable you are, while demanding as little time as possible from senior people in the process.
You can do that in a lower level role, or by pulling off some impressive, scrutable and visible project. Or getting a more classic credential. Maybe other things as well.
One reason so many prominent EAs have been writers in the past is not only that it’s a very broadly useful skill. It’s also a skill which is unusually public and easy for others to evaluate you on. It also gives you a chance to demonstrate your general reasoning ability, which is one of the most widely valued characteristics.