This is a really fantastic and useful post. Much as I love the EA career planning resources, I think general career advice (e.g., networking/interview prep/not checking your email!) is less amplified within EA but perhaps equally important: after deciding a path is high-impact, how are you going to land that job?
As someone who had to go through all this on my own + with the help of a non-EA friend who’s very experienced, I’m glad I now have this to show other people in the future. : )
Hey Miranda, thanks for reading—I’m so pleased you found it useful. I too agree that we need more info on how to actually get jobs, as it’s a science in itself and it’s not currently taught at schools and unis as much as it should be. So unless you have relatives/friends who are really good at this and willing to help you, you are at a disadvantage. So good that your friend help you though and that you asked! Some people just wing it, thinking that it’s a tick-box exercise while it’s a lot more than that.
This is a really fantastic and useful post. Much as I love the EA career planning resources, I think general career advice (e.g., networking/interview prep/not checking your email!) is less amplified within EA but perhaps equally important: after deciding a path is high-impact, how are you going to land that job?
As someone who had to go through all this on my own + with the help of a non-EA friend who’s very experienced, I’m glad I now have this to show other people in the future. : )
Hey Miranda, thanks for reading—I’m so pleased you found it useful. I too agree that we need more info on how to actually get jobs, as it’s a science in itself and it’s not currently taught at schools and unis as much as it should be. So unless you have relatives/friends who are really good at this and willing to help you, you are at a disadvantage. So good that your friend help you though and that you asked! Some people just wing it, thinking that it’s a tick-box exercise while it’s a lot more than that.