Part 11: One of the most powerful ways to improve your career

The 80000 Hours Career Guide — Find a...

Part 11: One of the most powerful ways to improve your career — join a community.

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Answer: Join a community of people working in the same area as you. You’ll get hundreds of connections at once. And two people working together effectively can achieve more than they could individually. Every community’s unique, so try out several and see which are best for you and your career. If you liked this guide, then you’ll probably share aims with lots of people in the effective altruism community, which we helped start back in 2011. Here we explain how being part of a community can help.

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The 80000 Hours Career Guide — Find a fulfilling career that does good

Published 09/03/23

Introduction: Why read this guide?

You have 80,000 hours in your career. That’s a long time. Spend one or two of those hours on this guide, to help you work out how to use the rest. We believe you might be able to find a career that is both more satisfying and has a greater positive impact.

Published 09/03/23

Part 1: What makes for a dream job?

Answer: Research shows that to have a fulfilling career, you should do something you’re good at that makes the world a better place. Don’t aim for a highly paid, easy job, or expect to discover your “passion” in a flash of insight. Find out the six key ingredients of fulfilling work.

Published 09/03/23