Align university careers advising incentives with impact
Effective altruism
Students at top universities often have lots of exposure to a limited set of career paths, such as consulting and finance. Many graduates who would be well-suited to high-impact work don’t consider it because they are just unaware of it. Universities have little incentive to improve this state of affairs, as the eventual social impact of graduates is hard to evaluate and has little effect on their alma mater (with some notable exceptions). We would therefore be excited to fund efforts to more directly align university incentives with supporting their students to enter high-impact careers. We would be interested in work identifying simple heuristic metrics of career impact, and lobbying efforts to have university league tables incorporate these measures into their rankings, rewarding universities who support students in entering impactful work.
Align university careers advising incentives with impact
Effective altruism
Students at top universities often have lots of exposure to a limited set of career paths, such as consulting and finance. Many graduates who would be well-suited to high-impact work don’t consider it because they are just unaware of it. Universities have little incentive to improve this state of affairs, as the eventual social impact of graduates is hard to evaluate and has little effect on their alma mater (with some notable exceptions). We would therefore be excited to fund efforts to more directly align university incentives with supporting their students to enter high-impact careers. We would be interested in work identifying simple heuristic metrics of career impact, and lobbying efforts to have university league tables incorporate these measures into their rankings, rewarding universities who support students in entering impactful work.