How to become a better applicant in one week
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Most of our advice helps you play the long game: deciding what to work on, finding a fellowship, or building a network from scratch.
How to become a better applicant in one week 80,000 Hours and Aaron Gertler May 22, 2026 138 11 10 Share Most of our advice helps you play the long game: deciding what to work on, finding a fellowship, or building a network from scratch. This article is about right now — what you need to become a better applicant for the hundreds of handpicked roles on our job board , within the next week. As a writer for 80,000 Hours, Coefficient Giving, and the Centre for Effective Altruism, I’ve worked on seven hiring rounds, read over a thousand resumes, and given personal career advice to roughly one hund
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