I started working at Rethink Priorities. I’m pretty happy about it!
I tried applying to EA jobs about 3 years ago, and didn’t have much luck.
I don’t think this is causal, but I think my emotional/cognitive relationship to applying to EA jobs have changed. 3 years ago, I was more like “I want to have a job at an EA org because that was a path I heard that can have more impact, so I really want to have an EA job so I can have more impact” and was definitely much more in “job application mode.” This time around, it felt much more like “okay there are some stuff I want to do. It seems like these orgs will let me progress my goals better.” All-in-all, I think this was probably a much healthier relationship to have to my work and EA aspirations.
I started working at Rethink Priorities. I’m pretty happy about it!
I tried applying to EA jobs about 3 years ago, and didn’t have much luck.
I don’t think this is causal, but I think my emotional/cognitive relationship to applying to EA jobs have changed. 3 years ago, I was more like “I want to have a job at an EA org because that was a path I heard that can have more impact, so I really want to have an EA job so I can have more impact” and was definitely much more in “job application mode.” This time around, it felt much more like “okay there are some stuff I want to do. It seems like these orgs will let me progress my goals better.” All-in-all, I think this was probably a much healthier relationship to have to my work and EA aspirations.
Congrats! Sounds like a great fit for you. :)