Yeah this is a good point; fwiw I was pointing at “<30th percentile conscientiousness” as a problem that I have, as someone who is often late to meetings for more than 1-2 minutes (including twice today). My guess is that my (actual, not perceived) level of conscientiousness is pretty detrimental to LTFF fund chair work, while yours should be fine? I also think “Harvard Law student” is just a very wacky reference class re: conscientious; most people probably come from a less skewed sample than yours.
I agree with the overall point from tlevin, but, I think that “evidence you are not a good fit” is still a reasonable way to describe this and my guess is that fewer good applicants will rule themselves out than “rule themselves in” as a result of this line.
I’m pretty unsure though—I think often people who are a good fit don’t apply for small reasons like the one that tlevin said, but also making the bar seem really low or very vague is bad for managing applicant expectations and doesn’t sufficiently take advantage of selection effects.
Yeah this is a good point; fwiw I was pointing at “<30th percentile conscientiousness” as a problem that I have, as someone who is often late to meetings for more than 1-2 minutes (including twice today). My guess is that my (actual, not perceived) level of conscientiousness is pretty detrimental to LTFF fund chair work, while yours should be fine? I also think “Harvard Law student” is just a very wacky reference class re: conscientious; most people probably come from a less skewed sample than yours.
I agree with the overall point from tlevin, but, I think that “evidence you are not a good fit” is still a reasonable way to describe this and my guess is that fewer good applicants will rule themselves out than “rule themselves in” as a result of this line.
I’m pretty unsure though—I think often people who are a good fit don’t apply for small reasons like the one that tlevin said, but also making the bar seem really low or very vague is bad for managing applicant expectations and doesn’t sufficiently take advantage of selection effects.