My notes on what I liked about the post, from the announcement:
Career-choice posts like “Information security careers for GCR reduction” help members of the EA community in several ways:
They give people who are in a position to choose or change their career a sense of what areas might be useful.
They alert people who already work in a certain area that they might be able to have more impact than they had realized.
They help funders and organizations that have influence over the career choices of others to make better decisions. (For example, by sponsoring a scholarship for a PhD focused on a particular field, or conducting research on how firms in that field choose new hires.)
In this particular post, Claire and Luke offer an excellent summary beforehand, explaining not only their reasoning for the potential of the career path but also the timelines involved (“some organizations [...] would hire [infosec experts] now, if they found them”). They also clarify their uncertainties and provide a follow-up step for anyone with an interest in the field, whatever their level of experience.
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My notes on what I liked about the post, from the announcement: