Just Graduated PPE (Politics and Econ) at Oxford University. Looking for options to do good!
Doing some Research support for Concentric Policies and Tourguiding around Oxford (come say hi!)
Always happy to meet new people! This profile is open to messages from anyone.
Interested in:
Policymaking, Economics, All of the Charity Entrepreneurship / AIM Charities
Previously:
Campaign contractor for UK MP Candidate
EA Oxford Community Organiser
Head of Speakers for TedXOxford2024
1.5 Generation immigrant extremely grateful for the opportunity to help others
The copyright banner at the bottom of their site extends to 2024 and the Google form for workshop applications hasn't been deactivated.
I got a copy of the CFAR handbook in late 2022 and the intro had an explicit reference to self study - along the lines of 'we have only used this in workshops, we don't know what the results of self study of this material does and it wasn't written for self study'
So I assume self study wasn't common but I may be wrong
The people directory placed into the forum is such a great idea! I've stumbled on a few defunct or rarely updated EA directories and the working ones e.g. High impact professionals seem very useful. I hope it brings more opportunities to qualified people and builds up friendships and connections :)
The CE incubation programme application calls for the submission of a personal weighted factor model of possible career paths ahead of you. I think this report is perfect for that sort of decision making.
In terms of prioritisation for a single person or a student I would really emphasise good criteria selection and weighting + the model itself can be iterated to help build more informed models.
Whilst I was constructing my own model it turned out that certain career paths had scores which were much more based on 'vibes' in their reasoning than on experience and knowledge. It directed me to equalise my understanding of different options.
It also helped remove an emotional overlay people usually fall into when making these decisions in their head or even when writing down options or pros and cons. Something about putting a number for a wieght makes you consider your reasoning it much more closely. How much more do you care about Pay Vs Location Vs Amount you learn in the role? / get from the experience.
I think its excellent that you guys are working on publicly evaluating past grants! Also congrats to all the new hires especially Alejandro who I know as a very thoughtful and smart guy.