Find a career that does a lot of good
You'll spend around 80,000 hours of your life working. That's probably your biggest chance to help others. Here's how to start if you live in the Netherlands.
What we'd tell a friend
The short version. Each point links to a longer read.
Pick a pressing problem
Look for problems that are big, neglected and solvable, not just the ones you happen to stumble into.
Consider every way to help
Research, policy, communication, building organisations, earning to give: there are many ways to help. List them all before you narrow down.
Test your fit cheaply
Make a best guess, find what you're least sure of and test your fit in small ways. Revisit your plan every year or two.
Talk to people
Many career switches start with a conversation. Meet people already doing the work, or book a call with us to start.
New to effective altruism? Start with our free course: about 100 minutes in six short units, at your own pace, with no sign-up.
Where are you now?
Pick the one that sounds most like you. Each starts with what we offer here.
I'm studying or just starting out
- Ways inFrom us
Internships, traineeships and paid programmes on our jobs board.
- Volunteer with usFrom us
Build skills and meet people by helping run EA Netherlands.
Free one-on-one career advice, for students and professionals.
I'm already working
- Jobs with leverage hereFrom us
Roles at Dutch ministries, regulators, banks and universities that move more than your own hours.
- Our co-working spaceFrom us
Free desks in Amsterdam, next to people already doing this work. Some have found jobs through the person they sat next to.
Three weeks of online support to move into high-impact work.
A six-week programme for professionals, run by High Impact Professionals.
I know which problem I want to work on
- Our career guidesFrom us
Guides to working in AI safety, policy, alternative proteins and animal advocacy.
- Jobs by problem areaFrom us
From global health to AI safety, sorted on our jobs board.
- Specialist advice
For AI, 80,000 Hours and Successif. For animal welfare, Animal Advocacy Careers.
Hand-picked jobs, with our reason for each
A short list for people who want to do this work from the Netherlands, on site or remote. Every listing says why we think it's worth your time.
At vetted organisations
Organisations an independent evaluator or EA funder has already checked.
Ways in
Internships, traineeships and paid programmes: the first step into the field.
With leverage in the Netherlands
Ministries, regulators, banks and universities.
Earning to give
Well-paid roles for people who give a fixed share of their income away.
"The huge network I've gotten in contact with through EA has been amazing. I've made this pivot much, much faster than I think I could have accomplished in other comparable fields."
Jesse Hoogland
AI safety researcher
Other good places to look
If you want to go deeper, these are the ones we'd start with.
Advice and guides
A free career guide, a podcast and research on pressing problems.
Career profiles and guides across many cause areas.
Fellowships and circles for people ready to switch.
Jobs further away
The go-to list if you're open to moving abroad or working remotely.
Everything short of a permanent job: internships, fellowships and more.
Probably Good's list of impact-focused job boards.
People in your field
For medical students and doctors.
For engineers who want to work on the biggest problems.
For consultants who want to do more good.
Not sure where to start?
Talk it through with someone from our team on a free video call. Bring your questions, half-formed plans included.