FWIW, I think I did not consider non-EA jobs nearly enough right after my master’s in 2016. However, my situation was somewhat idiosyncratic, and I’m not sure it could happen today in this form.
I ended up choosing between one offer from an EA org and one offer from a mid-sized German consulting firm. I chose the EA org. I think it’s kind of insane that I hadn’t even applied to, or strongly considered, more alternatives, and I think it’s highly unclear if I made the right choice.
I do think on average people don’t apply to enough jobs relative to the clear benefits of having more options. I’m not sure why this is, and also don’t have a sense of whether utility will increase if we tell people to apply to more EA or EA-adjacent jobs vs more jobs outside the movement. Naively I’d have guessed the former to be honest.
FWIW, I think I did not consider non-EA jobs nearly enough right after my master’s in 2016. However, my situation was somewhat idiosyncratic, and I’m not sure it could happen today in this form.
I ended up choosing between one offer from an EA org and one offer from a mid-sized German consulting firm. I chose the EA org. I think it’s kind of insane that I hadn’t even applied to, or strongly considered, more alternatives, and I think it’s highly unclear if I made the right choice.
I do think on average people don’t apply to enough jobs relative to the clear benefits of having more options. I’m not sure why this is, and also don’t have a sense of whether utility will increase if we tell people to apply to more EA or EA-adjacent jobs vs more jobs outside the movement. Naively I’d have guessed the former to be honest.