| A | B | C | D | E | |
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1 | V1.0 | See V2.0 in the next tab! | |||
2 | Career Capital | ||||
3 | Factor | Skills | Credentials | Experience | Connections |
4 | Description | Relevant skills for at least 1 priority path | Relevant credentials for at least 1 priority path | Relevant level of experience for at least 1 priority path. | Connections and contacts in relevant field or industry for at least 1 priority path. |
5 | Examples | Research skills, domain knowledge, technical skills, soft skills like management, communications, public speaking, writing and so on | Degrees, certifications etc. | Internships, work, volunteer, independent research | |
6 | Internal Factors | ||||
7 | Factor | Innate talent | Knowledge of EA | Path uncertainty | Personal uncertainty |
8 | Description | Relevant innate talent and potential including personality traits for at least 1 priority path | Sophisticated understanding and accuracy of knowledge about EA (particularly cause prioritization) and EA career advice | Uncertainty about which career path to follow and/or the concrete actions necessary to follow it | Uncertainties regarding personal fit and current and future risks which may affect motivation and confidence to follow a priority path |
9 | Examples | There is some evidence that the person could potentially excel in a given priority path | Factors that affect personal fit including cultural fit, being successful, having a good work-life balance, avoiding personal negative outcomes (e.g. social/health outcomes) and personal satisfaction | ||
10 | Situational Factors | ||||
11 | Factor | Economic Resources | Social and Health Resources | Freedom of movement | Flexibility of career capital |
12 | Description | Non-career capital resources like access to money, time or skills like productivity that help you use existing resources more effectively. | Resources like social support, physical and mental health | Internal or external constraints that affect geographic movement | How costly it is (in terms of any relevant resources) to change career paths |
13 | Examples | Examples of social support include healthy relationships, support from family or friends, support from the general society. | External constraints include access to work visas, familial obligations, relationships, language skills, transferability or status of career capital. Internal constraints include cultural fit, social life, relationships, personal preferences. | ||
14 | Note: We have not included "personal fit" as a factor or a category as we believe that it is a function of the factors we identified. | ||||