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Did You (or someone you know) got rejected from "EA roles", gathered experience/skills in for-profit, later transitioned into a high impact role?

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Did You (or someone you know) got rejected from "EA roles", gathered experience/skills in for-profit, later transitioned into a high impact role?

I got two out of three, if that is enough. I worked in for-profit orga...

Hi, I’m looking for individuals to feature as examples in my forum post.

Do you know anyone (or are you someone) who:
•⁠ ⁠Discovers EA and strongly aligns with it. later applies to many roles listed on 80,000 Hours but gets rejected from all of them
•⁠ ⁠⁠Then worked at for-profit companies to build experience and skills
•⁠ ⁠⁠And after 3–5 years of skill-building, transitioned into a role in a high-impact organization

If you know someone who fits this profile (or if this describes you) I’d be very glad if you could comment below or send me a DM

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I got two out of three, if that is enough. I worked in for-profit organizations for several years, developing various professionally-relevant skills and interests. Then I later learned about EA and was able to use my non-EA background to get employment at what I view as fairly high impact organizations. I've also applied to many roles and been rejected (both within EA and outside of EA).

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