Thanks for sharing your experience, Emily. I just finished the CEA Bootcamp and am beginning my search for operations roles at AI safety and governance organizations. Like some of the others commenting, I've found it hard to reconcile the messaging that more generalist support is urgently needed with the experiences candidates have shared about their efforts to get hired. It seems like there should be a better way for candidates and the hiring organizations to get what each needs. Short-term consultancies could be one way. I wonder if more skills-based approaches could help. Candidates could complete short exercises modeled on the actual work the role involves with their application, beyond the short answer application questions. That gives candidates a portfolio piece regardless of the hiring outcome. And it gives employers a sample of what a candidate can do up front, instead of screening and sometimes interviewing before doing multiple tests or work trials later. Having been a hiring manager before, I understand the value these activities can have. Streamlining the process in some way would benefit all parties and leave more time to focus on the mission. 

I wish you the best of luck in your continued search!