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    • Key ideas Understand what makes for a high-impact career.
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      Introduction
      • Your most important decision
      • Summary
      Foundations
      • A definition of impact
      • Future generations & their moral significance
      • Effective altruism
      Global priorities
      • Why problem selection is crucial
      • The case for reducing existential risks
      • This could be the most important century
      • Our current list of pressing problems
      Contribution
      • Which careers let you contribute most?
      • Some solutions are far more effective than others
      • Our list of high-impact careers
      Personal fit
      • Fit is more important than you think
      Strategy
      • What is career capital?
      • How much to explore?
      • Coordination and impact
      • Balancing impact and doing what you love
      • Aim higher: a rational case for dreaming big
      • Three career stages
      Conclusion
      • How much do careers differ in impact?
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    • Problem profiles Find out about the world's biggest and most neglected problems.
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      Top areas to work on
      • Preventing an AI-related catastrophe
      • Catastrophic pandemics
      • Building effective altruism
      • Global priorities research
      • Nuclear war
      • Epistemics and institutional decision making
      • Climate change
      • Great power conflict
      Other promising areas
      • Promoting positive values
      • Space governance
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    • Career reviews Learn about high-impact career paths.
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      Key categories of impactful careers
      • Government and policy
      • Organisation-building at effective nonprofits
      • Research
      • Applying an unusual strength to a needed niche
      • Communication
      • Earning to give
      List of top-recommended career paths
      • AI safety technical research
      • Long-term AI policy
      • Founder of new projects
      • Helping build the effective altruism community
      • Grantmaker
      • Operations management in high-impact organisations
      • Research into global priorities
      • Biorisk research, strategy, and policy
      • China-related AI safety and governance
      • Forecasting research and implementation
      Sometimes-recommended paths
      • High-impact but especially competitive
      • Promising but under-researched
      • Impactful if you're an especially good fit
      Recommended career capital
      • Steps to build your skills and network
      Making the most of your current job
      • Doing good in any career
      • How to invest in yourself
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    • Planning & decision making Use our tools to make concrete plans.
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      Create a high-impact career plan
      • 8-week career planning course
      • Summary
      • Career plan template
      • Annual career check-up
      Make good career decisions
      • Make an immediate decision
      • Improve your decision-making skills
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    • Browse all our content Pick a topic to explore or check out our most popular pieces.
      Selected topics
      • Moral philosophy
      • Skills
      • Job satisfaction
      • Anonymous advice
      • Unconventional advice
      • What to study
      • Advocacy
      • Catastrophic risks
      • Meta-causes
      • Priority paths
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      Top articles from outside our guides
      • What makes for a dream job?
      • Best charities to donate to
      • Misconceptions about effective altruism
      • High-impact research questions
      • What are your chances of getting elected to Congress, if you try?
      • How many lives does a doctor save?
      • What's the impact of voting?
      • Advice for undergraduates
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      2017 career guide
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    Read the full guide →
    Introduction
    • Your most important decision
    • Summary
    Foundations
    • A definition of impact
    • Future generations & their moral significance
    • Effective altruism
    Global priorities
    • Why problem selection is crucial
    • The case for reducing existential risks
    • This could be the most important century
    • Our current list of pressing problems
    Contribution
    • Which careers let you contribute most?
    • Some solutions are far more effective than others
    • Our list of high-impact careers
    Personal fit
    • Fit is more important than you think
    Strategy
    • What is career capital?
    • How much to explore?
    • Coordination and impact
    • Balancing impact and doing what you love
    • Aim higher: a rational case for dreaming big
    • Three career stages
    Conclusion
    • How much do careers differ in impact?
    Read the full guide →
    Go to problems hub →
    Top areas to work on
    • Preventing an AI-related catastrophe
    • Catastrophic pandemics
    • Building effective altruism
    • Global priorities research
    • Nuclear war
    • Epistemics and institutional decision making
    • Climate change
    • Great power conflict
    Other promising areas
    • Promoting positive values
    • Space governance
    • See more →
    Go to problems hub →
    See all our career reviews →
    Key categories of impactful careers
    • Government and policy
    • Organisation-building at effective nonprofits
    • Research
    • Applying an unusual strength to a needed niche
    • Communication
    • Earning to give
    List of top-recommended career paths
    • AI safety technical research
    • Long-term AI policy
    • Founder of new projects
    • Helping build the effective altruism community
    • Grantmaker
    • Operations management in high-impact organisations
    • Research into global priorities
    • Biorisk research, strategy, and policy
    • China-related AI safety and governance
    • Forecasting research and implementation
    Sometimes-recommended paths
    • High-impact but especially competitive
    • Promising but under-researched
    • Impactful if you're an especially good fit
    Recommended career capital
    • Steps to build your skills and network
    Making the most of your current job
    • Doing good in any career
    • How to invest in yourself
    See all our career reviews →
    See all planning resources →
    Create a high-impact career plan
    • 8-week career planning course
    • Summary
    • Career plan template
    • Annual career check-up
    Make good career decisions
    • Make an immediate decision
    • Improve your decision-making skills
    See all planning resources →
    Selected topics
    • Moral philosophy
    • Skills
    • Job satisfaction
    • Anonymous advice
    • Unconventional advice
    • What to study
    • Advocacy
    • Catastrophic risks
    • Meta-causes
    • Priority paths
    See all topics →
    Top articles from outside our guides
    • What makes for a dream job?
    • Best charities to donate to
    • Misconceptions about effective altruism
    • High-impact research questions
    • What are your chances of getting elected to Congress, if you try?
    • How many lives does a doctor save?
    • What's the impact of voting?
    • Advice for undergraduates
    All articles →

    2017 career guide
    • All career guide pages →
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