I very much like this approach to finding ways to deal with credentialism, however I’m also unsure how much of an impact credentials are having on current EA hiring. That is, my impression is that current EA orgs are hiring folks more based on work experience rather than credentials, and in fact EA orgs are unusually willing to consider candidates without traditional credentials (EA-orgs within universities being an exception due to their hiring processes being tied to those of the host institution). This suggests your premise may not apply (EA orgs not hiring folks because they lack credentials), but regardless I think your solutions apply anyway because they also address the issue where candidates lack experience rather than credentials.
Thanks for the feedback! I meant “credentials” to include things like work experience, and perhaps should have used more examples like that to be clear.
I very much like this approach to finding ways to deal with credentialism, however I’m also unsure how much of an impact credentials are having on current EA hiring. That is, my impression is that current EA orgs are hiring folks more based on work experience rather than credentials, and in fact EA orgs are unusually willing to consider candidates without traditional credentials (EA-orgs within universities being an exception due to their hiring processes being tied to those of the host institution). This suggests your premise may not apply (EA orgs not hiring folks because they lack credentials), but regardless I think your solutions apply anyway because they also address the issue where candidates lack experience rather than credentials.
Thanks for the feedback! I meant “credentials” to include things like work experience, and perhaps should have used more examples like that to be clear.