EA Forum Podcast (All audio) “How to have an impact when the job market is not cooperating [EAG Bay Area + EAG London workshop]” by LGlez
At the last EAG Bay Area, I gave a workshop on navigating a difficult job market, which I repeated days ago at EAG London. A few people have asked for my notes and slides, so I’ve decided to share them here.
This is the slide deck I used.
Below is a low-effort loose transcript, minus the interactive bits (you can see these on the slides in the form of reflection and discussion prompts with a timer). In my opinion, some interactive elements were rushed because I stubbornly wanted to pack too much into the session. If you’re going to re-use them, I recommend you allow for more time than I did if you can (and if you can’t, I empathise with the struggle of making difficult trade-offs due to time constraints).
One of the benefits of written communication over spoken communication is that you can be [...]
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Outline:
(01:29) Introduction
(02:49) General Observations
(02:52) Market inefficiencies
(06:07) Some Skills in High Demand and Low Supply
(08:34) Be Careful About Deferring to Others
(11:00) Multiple Bets Are Required to Solve a Problem
(14:35) Be Prepared to Pivot
(16:56) Practical Job Hunting and Career Advice
(17:01) Impact Requires Unpaid Work (Unfortunate but True)
(19:49) Maximize Your Luck Surface Area
(20:41) Say Yes to Things
(21:32) Reframe Job Applications as a Communication Protocol, Not an Evaluation
(24:03) Final Thoughts
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First published:
June 15th, 2025
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.