{"id":71370,"date":"2020-12-20T15:30:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T15:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/?page_id=71370"},"modified":"2024-09-03T18:34:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T18:34:38","slug":"career-planning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Career planning and decision making \u2014 all our best&nbsp;resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If good career planning can increase the positive impact you have with your career \u2014 or the satisfaction you get from it \u2014 by just 1%, then because a career is typically 80,000 hours long, it&#8217;d be worth spending 799 of those hours just planning.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, we&#8217;ll be much faster, and think the rewards of good planning are much larger.<\/p>\n<p>The articles and career planning template on this page are designed to help you make the best possible decisions in planning out your career.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re in-depth and based on the best academic research and existing advice we could find. And we&#8217;ve tested and refined the advice in them over the years by advising over 1,000 people one-on-one.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the links below to make great career decisions, review your progress, and create a career plan you feel confident in.<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_white no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Table of Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#make-your-career-plan\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Make your career plan<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#get-the-template\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.1<\/span> Get the template<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#our-career-planning-article\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.2<\/span> Our career planning article<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#make-an-immediate-career-decision\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Make an immediate career decision<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#in-depth-career-planning-series\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> In-depth career planning series<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#put-your-plan-into-action\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> Put your plan into action<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#how-to-get-a-job\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">4.1<\/span> How to get a job<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#how-to-network\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">4.2<\/span> How to network<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#review-your-career-once-a-year\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> Review your career once a year<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#learn-more-about-career-decision-making\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">6<\/span> Learn more about career decision making<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#get-free-one-on-one-advice-on-your-career-plan\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">7<\/span> Get free one-on-one advice on your career plan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"wrap section-full-width bg-alternating-start-off-white padding-top-larger padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"container \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\">\n<h2><span id=\"make-your-career-plan\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>Make your career plan<\/h2>\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row margin-top\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/19ed49kECc1NAWRtLsSyGD-cqfHOQ4-ArUX6iAJ4Kpvk\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/80000hours_Stepping_stones_ripples_hopeful_deep_river_bright_bl_c1e62b6c-6237-486d-a077-fd7dbed17d58.png\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"\"><span id=\"get-the-template\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/19ed49kECc1NAWRtLsSyGD-cqfHOQ4-ArUX6iAJ4Kpvk\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Get the template<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>This template takes the most important exercises from our <a href=\"\/career-guide\/\">career guide<\/a>, and organises them into a complete career plan. It starts with your longer-term goals, and then shows how to translate them into concrete next steps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/19ed49kECc1NAWRtLsSyGD-cqfHOQ4-ArUX6iAJ4Kpvk\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Download the template<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row margin-top\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-guide\/career-planning\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/EA9ZQNi1_2x-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"\"><span id=\"our-career-planning-article\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-guide\/career-planning\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Our career planning article<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Our <a href=\"\/career-guide\/career-planning\/\">career guide<\/a> covers the key things you need to know about how to plan your career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-guide\/career-planning\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"container padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"row padding-top-larger\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"wrap section-full-width bg-alternating-start-off-white padding-top-larger padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"container \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\">\n<h2><span id=\"make-an-immediate-career-decision\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>Make an immediate career decision<\/h2>\n<p>Do you need to decide between a couple of concrete options right now \u2014 such as which job offer to accept, which major to select, or which companies to apply to? Use this short process:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/career-decision\/article\/\" title=\"\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Career decision process<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or get similar advice as an <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-decision\/\">interactive tool<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"container padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"row padding-top-larger\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"wrap section-full-width bg-alternating-start-off-white padding-top-larger padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"container \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\">\n<h2><span id=\"in-depth-career-planning-series\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>In-depth career planning series<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list-cards list-no-bullet row display-flex !tw--mb-0 margin-top\">\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"\/career-planning\/process\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/winding-road-arial-2-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"\/career-planning\/process\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">How to plan your high-impact career<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>Regardless of your career stage, skills, or what area you want to work in, this series will help you figure out what makes for a fulfilling and high-impact career, how to map out a long-term vision, figure out your next steps, and put your career plan into action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"\/career-planning\/process\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Start now<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"col-sm-12 padding-bottom-small\">\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row \">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"\/career-planning\/summary\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ruins-1-1-720x448.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"720\" height=\"448\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"no-toc\"><a href=\"\/career-planning\/summary\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">Just tell me the main ideas<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>We&#8217;ve created a 3-page summary of our career planning series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"\/career-planning\/summary\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">See the summary<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"well bg-white margin-bottom margin-top padding-top-small padding-bottom-small\">\n<h3 class=\"no-toc\">Get the series in your inbox.<\/h3>\n<p>Sign up to complete the series as a weekly course. We&#8217;ll email you an article a week alongside some questions to answer to help you write part of your career plan.<\/p>\n<form data-80k-object-id=\"\" data-80k-form-action=\"newsletter__subscribe\" action=\"\/\" method=\"post\" class=\"form-newsletter-signup form-newsletter-signup-step-1 margin-bottom-smaller\">\n<div class=\"mc-field-group input-group compact-input-group \"> <input type=\"email\" value=\"\" name=\"email\" required class=\"form-control email\" placeholder=\"Email address\" id=\"input_email\"> <span class=\"submit input-group-btn input-group-btn-right\"> <input type=\"submit\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\" class=\"btn btn-primary \" \/> <\/span> <\/div>\n<div> <input name=\"_eightyk_action\" value=\"mailchimp_add_subscriber\" type=\"hidden\"> <input name=\"_eightyk_mailchimp_interest_groups\" value=\"7c826f440f\" type=\"hidden\"> <input name=\"redirect_path_after_step_2\" value=\"\/career-planning\/welcome\/\" type=\"hidden\"> <\/div>\n<div style=\"position: absolute; left: -5000px;\"> <input type=\"text\" name=\"b_abc12f58bbe8075560abdc5b7_43bc1ae55c\" tabindex=\"-1\" value=\"\"> <\/div>\n<\/form>\n<p class=\"small\">We&#8217;ll also send you updates on our research and updates on high-impact job opportunities. You can unsubscribe from either in one click. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"container padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"row padding-top-larger\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"wrap section-full-width bg-alternating-start-off-white padding-top-larger padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"container \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\">\n<h2><span id=\"put-your-plan-into-action\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>Put your plan into action<\/h2>\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row margin-top\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-guide\/how-to-get-a-job\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/business-card-yellow.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"\"><span id=\"how-to-get-a-job\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-guide\/how-to-get-a-job\/\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">How to get a job<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>See a summary of all the best advice we&#8217;ve found on how to make applications and get a job.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-guide\/how-to-get-a-job\/\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card--horizontal row margin-top\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col--card-image sm:!tw--pr-0\">          <a href=\"\/career-guide\/how-to-be-successful\/#7-surround-yourself-with-great-people\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">\n<div class=\"card__image bg-gray-light\">            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/contradictory-advice.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative post preview\"                       class=\"tw--w-full \" style=\"\"                      width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">            <\/div>\n<p>          <\/a>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"card__title\">\n<h3  class=\"\"><span id=\"how-to-network\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span><a href=\"\/career-guide\/how-to-be-successful\/#7-surround-yourself-with-great-people\" class=\"card__anchor no-visited-styling\">How to network<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__body\">\n<p>See a summary of the best advice we&#8217;ve read on how to network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__actions\">      <a href=\"\/career-guide\/how-to-be-successful\/#7-surround-yourself-with-great-people\" class=\"card__action no-visited-styling\">Read more<\/a>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"container padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"row padding-top-larger\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"wrap section-full-width bg-alternating-start-off-white padding-top-larger padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"container \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\">\n<h2><span id=\"review-your-career-once-a-year\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>Review your career once a year<\/h2>\n<p>We recommend you review your career about once a year in order to reflect on where you want to go and whether you need to change direction to get there. To help you, we created an <strong>annual career review tool<\/strong> that asks a couple of key questions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/annual-career-review\/\" title=\"\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Do your career check-in<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"container padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"row padding-top-larger\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"wrap section-full-width bg-alternating-start-off-white padding-top-larger padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"container \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\">\n<h2><span id=\"learn-more-about-career-decision-making\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>Learn more about career decision making<\/h2>\n<p>Career planning often involves difficult decisions and judgement calls that you will need to think through for yourself, such as which jobs you&#8217;re most likely to enjoy and be good at in the long term.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to have a positive impact, you&#8217;ll face even bigger questions about which global problems are most pressing and how to help tackle them. Since the best options are usually new or unconventional, you&#8217;ll need to think independently and learn when to bet against the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>This makes it really useful to improve your thinking and decision making, which is a great life skill too. Here are some of our best resources on how to do that.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-guide\/how-to-be-successful\/#12-use-research-into-decision-making-to-think-better\">How to improve your decision making<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/2020\/09\/good-judgement\/\">How to improve your judgement<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/articles\/dont-go-with-your-gut-instinct\/\">Why not to go with your gut (but not to ignore it either)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/podcast\/episodes\/spencer-greenberg-bayesian-updating\/\">How much should you change your beliefs based on new evidence? Podcast with Spencer Greenberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/2013\/05\/biases-how-they-affect-your-career-decisions-and-what-to-do-about-them\/\">Biases in career decisions and what to do about them<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/articles\/personal-strengths\/\">How to identify your strengths<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See all our articles and podcasts on <a href=\"\/topic\/foundations\/reasoning-well\/decision-making\/\">career decision making<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"container padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"row padding-top-larger\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"wrap section-full-width bg-alternating-start-off-white padding-top-larger padding-bottom-larger\">\n<div class=\"container \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-content\">\n<div class=\"well bg-white margin-bottom margin-top padding-top-small padding-bottom-small\">\n<h2><span id=\"get-free-one-on-one-advice-on-your-career-plan\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>Get free one-on-one advice on your career plan<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in working on one of the global problems we highlight, apply to speak with our team one-on-one. 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