Which jobs put you in the best long-term position? | The 80,000 Hours career guide

Especially early in your career, take options that will give you career capital — skills, connections, credentials, character, and runway that put you in a better position to make a difference.

Examples include working at high-performing growing organisations, graduate studies in certain subjects such as economics, or learning concrete skills like information security or China expertise. Be careful with humanities PhDs, charity jobs, and vocational qualifications.

Here we lay out many strategies for putting yourself in a better position.

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You have 80,000 hours in your career. That’s a long time.

Spend a few 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.

Read the 2023 career guide with all its references and appendices on the 80,000 Hours website:
https://80000hours.org/career-guide/

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