As a hiring manager myself, I can tell you that we want to hire the best person for the job (someone who can solve our problem most effectively), and their current situation, as well as their work history, may not play as big a role. I focus a lot on current skills and abilities, and my experience with this person during volunteering/interactions/work trials. I don’t think that someone looking for an impactful job for a long time would make a difference to me, as I see how competitive things can get. I guess it may be interesting to me to see what the person has done in the meantime (e.g. learning/volunteering/other jobs) and what they’ve learned. But I still don’t think I’d focus on this over role fit. You can read more about that job hunt in this post :) https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/rvCwxS6m8KeGiLte9/how-to-get-an-ea-aligned-job-my-experience
Of course! What someone brings to the role in the here and now should be about 90% of the consideration, with the remaining 10% for track record, only insofar as it demonstrates mission-alignment/commitment.
Nobody’s entitled to a job just because they’ve been trying for a long time. I hope I haven’t accidentally implied otherwise (gulp). I mention the maternity thing in response to your point about longer timeline --> more choosiness, which flies in the face of the traditional advice re: ‘don’t let there be a gap in your CV.’
As a hiring manager myself, I can tell you that we want to hire the best person for the job (someone who can solve our problem most effectively), and their current situation, as well as their work history, may not play as big a role. I focus a lot on current skills and abilities, and my experience with this person during volunteering/interactions/work trials.
I don’t think that someone looking for an impactful job for a long time would make a difference to me, as I see how competitive things can get. I guess it may be interesting to me to see what the person has done in the meantime (e.g. learning/volunteering/other jobs) and what they’ve learned. But I still don’t think I’d focus on this over role fit.
You can read more about that job hunt in this post :) https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/rvCwxS6m8KeGiLte9/how-to-get-an-ea-aligned-job-my-experience
Of course! What someone brings to the role in the here and now should be about 90% of the consideration, with the remaining 10% for track record, only insofar as it demonstrates mission-alignment/commitment.
Nobody’s entitled to a job just because they’ve been trying for a long time. I hope I haven’t accidentally implied otherwise (gulp). I mention the maternity thing in response to your point about longer timeline --> more choosiness, which flies in the face of the traditional advice re: ‘don’t let there be a gap in your CV.’
I’ll have a read shortly, thanks.