Targeting movement-building efforts at top universities’ career offices
Effective altruism
Wouldn’t it be great if top universities’ career offices were aligned with EA and with longtermism? Maybe they can use material from 80,000 hours in their help of their universities’ students. An ambitious endgame is that all top universities’ career offices are aligned with EA/longtermism, or at least highly aware of the paradigm and of resources like 80,000 hours, so that they can directly convince and/or facilitate students’ pursuit of high-impact career options.
I like this idea. However, it might be hard to change existing career advice organisations. I therefore wonder if setting up and funding competitors would be better. These competitors could be very affordable and prestigious career advice organisations with EA affiliated founders and members. The aim would be to help as many high ability students as possible who are seeking advice and use the engagement and influence to prompt ethical and impactful career decisions and where possible/appropriate.
Targeting movement-building efforts at top universities’ career offices
Effective altruism
Wouldn’t it be great if top universities’ career offices were aligned with EA and with longtermism? Maybe they can use material from 80,000 hours in their help of their universities’ students. An ambitious endgame is that all top universities’ career offices are aligned with EA/longtermism, or at least highly aware of the paradigm and of resources like 80,000 hours, so that they can directly convince and/or facilitate students’ pursuit of high-impact career options.
I like this idea. However, it might be hard to change existing career advice organisations. I therefore wonder if setting up and funding competitors would be better. These competitors could be very affordable and prestigious career advice organisations with EA affiliated founders and members. The aim would be to help as many high ability students as possible who are seeking advice and use the engagement and influence to prompt ethical and impactful career decisions and where possible/appropriate.