Anecdotally, a lot of student EAs felt like they donât really know what to do, and theyâre not fully satisfied with the career options that are out there. People who arenât interested in the âhotâ EA topics (e.g., AI safety, longtermism) seemed especially unsure about what to do, or even if they âcouldâ pursue a career within EA.
We (the Local Career Advice Network) noticed this phenomenon when research career advice bottlenecks in EA community, and have termed it âPersonal Uncertaintyâ (see here)
I think definitely applies to non-student EAs as well (also anecdotally!) and could be caused by a lot of different factors including different cause area interests, a lack of freedom of movement to the US/âUK and lack of flexible career capital.
We (the Local Career Advice Network) noticed this phenomenon when research career advice bottlenecks in EA community, and have termed it âPersonal Uncertaintyâ (see here)
I think definitely applies to non-student EAs as well (also anecdotally!) and could be caused by a lot of different factors including different cause area interests, a lack of freedom of movement to the US/âUK and lack of flexible career capital.