[Article] “3 key career stages” by Benjamin Todd

If you want to have an impact, the aim is to find a job that has the potential to make a big contribution to a pressing problem, and that’s a good fit for you. But how can you find a job like that?

In the strategy section of our key ideas series, we discuss the value of exploration and career capital, as well as many other ideas, like why to be more ambitious. Here we sum them up into a simple career strategy.

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Outline:

(00:36) Three career stages

(03:30) What stage are you in?

(05:20) Why not to “keep your options open”

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First published:
September 8th, 2021

Source:
https://80000hours.org/articles/key-career-stages