Thank you for your reply Holden! I submitted my application yesterday after hearing you all were talent constrained, so I hope to hear from you all sometime soon. What does the training process look like for people who are hired on as research analysts?
Broadly speaking, we’re going to try to give people assignments that are relevant to our work and that we think include a lot of the core needed skills—things like evaluating a potential grant (or renewal) and writing up the case for or against. We’ll evaluate these assignments, give substantial feedback, and iterate so that people improve. We’ll also be providing resources for gaining background knowledge, such as “flex time,” recommended reading lists and optional Q&A sessions. We’ve seen people improve a lot in the past and become core contributors, and think this basic approach is likely to lead to more of that.
Thank you for your reply Holden! I submitted my application yesterday after hearing you all were talent constrained, so I hope to hear from you all sometime soon. What does the training process look like for people who are hired on as research analysts?
Broadly speaking, we’re going to try to give people assignments that are relevant to our work and that we think include a lot of the core needed skills—things like evaluating a potential grant (or renewal) and writing up the case for or against. We’ll evaluate these assignments, give substantial feedback, and iterate so that people improve. We’ll also be providing resources for gaining background knowledge, such as “flex time,” recommended reading lists and optional Q&A sessions. We’ve seen people improve a lot in the past and become core contributors, and think this basic approach is likely to lead to more of that.