I’d like to devote my career to serving the world and its inhabitants. Currently working to reduce the suffering of farmed animals. I’m interested in many EA topics in general and always happy to connect to like-minded and non-like minded individuals ;)
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thanks for reading Simon and thanks for keeping us entrepreneurs mentally and physically healthy:)
Thanks a lot for writing this Lizka! I especially appreciate the “what you find hard” section. We really need more transparency about what successful people struggle with so that others, especially people who are just starting out, don’t feel bad for having a bad day (or a week, month, etc.). I also believe it’s valuable for other Forum users to see what happens behind the scenes, as many online products look like they “just happen” while many hours and people’s energy go into them!
As an additional benefit, if any org decides to hire for a Content Specialist this post can be very useful!
Writing about my job: Co-founder of a new charity (early stage)
So excited for this!
I will post two things:
1. Writing about my job: Co-founder of a new charity
2. What I wish I knew when I started out in animal advocacyThank you!
Many thanks Jamie. This is very useful! How I wish though AI didn’t make things up 😂😂 it’s so keen to please us!
[job ad] AAC is looking for a Learning and Digital Manager
Hey Tristan, thanks for this! Glad you’ve found the posts useful:)
To your point about references: ideally references should be just a tick box exercise of fact checking and should testify to your character and ability to do great work. Which means that all your good references should do for all future jobs (keep in mind that most employers want two most recent places of work). Some organisations still ask questions about your ability to do that particular job which I don’t agree with as all jobs are different. To help with that I’d advise to cultivate references who believe in you and will testify to your ability to do completely new tasks. This is easier if you demonstrate in the job that you can handle new things and be good at them quickly. I personally really struggled with going from management to leadership, and if not for people who believed in me, encouraged me and saw my potential, I’d probably still be in my old role.
I think that while EA jobs and adjacent roles are preferable, remember that they are not the only options. My first three roles weren’t EA—very entry level work, but without it I’d never have gotten my subsequent animal roles. Id certainly continue job hunting in EA if I were you but I’d also be open to non EA roles simply to get experience. In the end EA roles are mostly usual roles like HR, Ops, Strategy etc, all these skills you can get outside and then come back when a role comes up. The movement is very competitive, not going to lie, but it’s definitely possible to get a role, especially if you spend time building your network from now on, and maybe have a volunteer side project. Let me know if you have any more questions, I feel like I should try and write a more suitable post for entry level folks:)
Thanks a lot for reading and for your comment Tristan! I’ve described a couple of techniques here and I think the majority can certainly be done even if you haven’t got the experience. The wishlist works well for people who already know a bit about what they like doing and have some experience of doing something, that’s true. One thing you could do is start building your wishlist. Maybe you could put what work you enjoyed at university/school, any particular projects that you found fun, and what you definitely didn’t enjoy. The purpose of the wishlist is not just to get attention but also get input into what roles might be suitable, and that’s relevant to you especially because you’re starting out.
Starting and running your own mini projects: What I’ve learnt running a newsletter for a year
Hey Nathan, here is some more info on the first workshop:
How bias can prevent you from hiring the best candidate:
A poorly written job description can put off diverse candidates.
A lack of universal criteria can lead to the best candidates being overlooked due to bias.
Lack of provision for inclusion during test task can miss out on some of the best performers
A process that’s not inclusive can lead to candidates dropping off
And many more!
We can’t afford to be biased when hiring, especially considering our movement’s limited resources.
Together we will look at the following:
The FAIR model of hiring
How to create a job ad that attracts the most diverse audiences
Hidden ways we can introduce bias in hiring unknowingly
How not to introduce bias via reference checks
How to remove bias from test tasks
Design the most and the least biased hiring process and spot the differences
We are confident that everyone, experienced and new hiring managers alike will come out with actionable takeaways from this important workshop.
Thanks Nathan that’s a great idea, we may publish something like this:)
Effective & Inclusive Hiring Workshop Series from AAC and Tania Luna (deadlines 21st March and 4th April)
Join a new slack for animal advocacy
Thanks a lot HIP for this great initiative, if any of the grantees affected would like to do work in animal advocacy in particular please email us to see if we can advise on next steps at [sofia at animaladvocacycareers.org] or via PM on the forum.
We’re hiring! Researcher and M&E Manager role at AAC (apply by 20th Nov)
Thanks a lot Michel, a great addition to the post!
Creative EA job hunting: things you can do in addition to filling out job applications
The impact we achieved to date: Animal Advocacy Careers
This is so exciting! I’m really happy that OP is investing in this. Very much looking forward to seeing all the translated content and the new community members that it will bring ☺️ Thanks so much for your work on this.
Thanks a lot Corentin for reading and wow new org—exciting!!!