80,000 Hours Career Guidance Platform
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
80,000 Hours career guidance and 1-1 advising helps people find high-impact roles that address global problems, with a focus on AI risks, using free, research-backed resources.
Target Customer
Individuals seeking to have a large positive impact with their career, mostly ages 18–45, primarily in the US and UK, interested in high-impact problems (notably AI risk) and willing to engage with career guidance and advising.
Key Differentiator
Free, nonprofit-based, research-driven career guidance with a dedicated advising team, problem-focused content, and no corporate sponsorships or ads; emphasizes high-impact problem selection and evidence-based advice.
Implementation Timeline
Not explicitly specified; value is delivered through immediate access to resources and potential 1-1 advising, with outcomes varying by individual and opportunity timing.
Pain Points
- 1Power-seeking AI systems
- 2Engineered pandemics
- 3Great power conflict
Key Features
- 1Career guide with practical steps and exercises
- 21-1 career advising
- 3Job board with roles addressing global problems
- 4Profiles of pressing world problems
- 5Career reviews and high-impact career paths
Target Customer Industries
Decision Makers
- 1Research Scientist
- 2Director of Research
- 3COO
- 4Congressional Fellow
- 5Researcher
Client Results
- 1Individuals connect to researchers and opportunities in AI safety and related fields
- 2Case studies show participants securing internships and roles in AI safety and policy
- 3Advisees transition to roles such as research, policy, or operations in organizations addressing global risks
Competitive Advantages
- 1No corporate sponsorships or advertising; independent nonprofit
- 2Free access to career resources and advising
- 3Evidence-based, research-driven approach accumulated over 10+ years
- 4Direct connections to experts and opportunities in AI safety and related fields
Key Benefits
Case Studies & Success Stories
Neel Nanda — DeepMind researcher
1-1 advising helped him see AI safety research as a viable option; connected to internships at Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute, DeepMind, and UC Berkeley; now a researcher at DeepMind with work on mechanistic interpretability.
Rashida Polk — Congressional Fellow, Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
Transitioned from nursing to biosecurity policy; with support from 80,000 Hours advising, retooled healthcare experience for a policy role and now serves as a Congressional Fellow helping reduce biological risks.
Katie Hearsum — COO, Longview Philanthropy
Spoke with a 1-1 advisor, shifted toward impact-focused work, connected to a network in the field, and was promoted to head of operations at Longview Philanthropy.
Additional Product Information
Product Description
A nonprofit platform offering free career guidance, 1-1 advising, a problem-focused worldview, and resources (career guide, profiles, career reviews, podcast, job board) to help individuals pursue high-impact careers, especially in AI risk and related areas.
Target Market
Individuals seeking to contribute to large-scale problems, particularly those open to changing career paths and pursuing roles in AI safety, policy, research, and related fields; primarily US and UK audiences.
Unique Value Proposition
Free, research-backed, nonprofit career guidance focused on high-impact problems, with personalized 1-1 advising and direct access to opportunities, backed by over a decade of research and no corporate sponsorships.
Technical Requirements
Not specified
Pricing Model
Free to users; funded by individual donors and philanthropic foundations; no corporate sponsorships or ads; no data selling
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