I don’t think it’s something that can be defined. An experience is unique. The outcome is unknown. Sure, you could come up with some general ideas:
activist networking (potential EAs ~ i.e., guiding an altruistic person into being effective—or at least pondering the core question: How to do the most good?) opposed to getting someone who hasn’t volunteered a day in their life
the power of a positive role models
general methods or how to approach new things or refining work ethic, such as always finding work to do—even if it’s cleaning, preparing or planning the next task
unknown “career capital” (e.g., learning how to use power tools which will greatly improve my chance of gaining an electrical engineering internship at a power tool company years later)
unknown unknown
That is why, I simply like to use Experience. It’s multidimensional—not fit for a spreadsheet.
Although, there are different types of volunteer positions too. I’m really only discussing unskilled volunteer opportunities. They’re usually not a formal “position” per se.
On the other hand, skilled volunteer opportunities require more time. And that’s where I lose the scent of the trail. I’m just a college student.
I personally believe that just making money “paid work or skill-building” would outweigh local volunteering here in the States (unless living in a major city). But I’m not acknowledging the fact that just convincing one person (such during a local volunteering opportunity) to become an EA would make much more of an impact. But then again that’s unknown—a second unknown. Not only is the Experience itself unknown; it’s unknown who I can convince (what I like to think of as “convert” ~ a lifestyle change in my mind).
I’ve never been able to convince a friend, family or classmate about EA. That’s why all I really think these days is about informing people about the suffering of chickens within our borders and of absolute poverty abroad. Marginal efforts, yet worthy of mention. Something worth the breath rather than complaining about professors ;)
And putting up posters! around campus specifically geared towards university students. Seems to me, page 67, that Solomon makes a good point about using more pathos than logos: Singer And His Critics (1999).
I don’t think it’s something that can be defined. An experience is unique. The outcome is unknown. Sure, you could come up with some general ideas:
activist networking (potential EAs ~ i.e., guiding an altruistic person into being effective—or at least pondering the core question: How to do the most good?) opposed to getting someone who hasn’t volunteered a day in their life
the power of a positive role models
general methods or how to approach new things or refining work ethic, such as always finding work to do—even if it’s cleaning, preparing or planning the next task
unknown “career capital” (e.g., learning how to use power tools which will greatly improve my chance of gaining an electrical engineering internship at a power tool company years later)
unknown unknown
That is why, I simply like to use Experience. It’s multidimensional—not fit for a spreadsheet. Although, there are different types of volunteer positions too. I’m really only discussing unskilled volunteer opportunities. They’re usually not a formal “position” per se.
On the other hand, skilled volunteer opportunities require more time. And that’s where I lose the scent of the trail. I’m just a college student.
I personally believe that just making money “paid work or skill-building” would outweigh local volunteering here in the States (unless living in a major city). But I’m not acknowledging the fact that just convincing one person (such during a local volunteering opportunity) to become an EA would make much more of an impact. But then again that’s unknown—a second unknown. Not only is the Experience itself unknown; it’s unknown who I can convince (what I like to think of as “convert” ~ a lifestyle change in my mind).
I’ve never been able to convince a friend, family or classmate about EA. That’s why all I really think these days is about informing people about the suffering of chickens within our borders and of absolute poverty abroad. Marginal efforts, yet worthy of mention. Something worth the breath rather than complaining about professors ;)
And putting up posters! around campus specifically geared towards university students. Seems to me, page 67, that Solomon makes a good point about using more pathos than logos: Singer And His Critics (1999).