Personal fit

Further reading

Todd, Benjamin (2021) Personal fit: why being good at your job is even more important than people think, 80,000 Hours, September.

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   Todd, Benjamin (2019) A guide to using your career to help solve the world’s most pressing problems, 80,000 Hours, March.

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   Todd, Benjamin (2018) Doing good together - how to coordinate effectively, and avoid single-player thinking, 80,000 Hours, September 21, sect.section 3.

Formally, personal fit it may be defined as the ratio of the person's productivity in the job to the average productivity of other candidates likely to take that job. Personal fit is one of the factors in 80,000 Hours' original career framework, as well as a key element in their current list of strategic considerations (Todd 2019).considerations.^[1]

Personal fit measures a person's absolute advantage in a job. But a person's comparative becomes relevant when coordination is feasible. In such cases, a career with lower personal fit may have a greater community impact (Todd 2018: sect. 3).impact.^[2]

Bibliography

Todd, Benjamin (2018)

1. Doing good together - how to coordinate effectively, and avoid single-player thinking^, 80,000 Hours, September 21.

   Todd, Benjamin (2019) A guide to using your career to help solve the world’s most pressing problems, 80,000 Hours, March.

2. ^{^}

   Todd, Benjamin (2018) Doing good together - how to coordinate effectively, and avoid single-player thinking, 80,000 Hours, September 21, sect. 3.

Formally, personal fit it may be defined as the ratio of the person's productivity in the job to the average productivity of other candidates likely to take that job. Personal fit is one of the factors in 80,000 Hours' original career framework, as well as one of thea key considerationselement in their current career strategylist of strategic considerations (Todd 2019).

Personal fit measures a person's absolute advantage in a job. But a person's comparative becomes relevant when coordination is feasible. In such cases, a career with lower personal fit may have a greater community impact (Todd 2018: sect. 3).

Formally, personal fit it may be defined as the ratio of the person's productivity in the job to the average productivity of other candidates likely to take that job. Personal fit is one of the factors in 80,000 Hours's original career framework, as well as one of the key considerations in their current career strategy (Todd 2019).

Personal fit measures a person's absolute advantage in a job. But a person's comparative becomes relevant when coordination is feasible. In such cases, a career with lower personal fit may have a greater community impact (Todd 2018: sect. 3)

Bibliography

Todd, Benjamin (2018) Doing good together - how to coordinate effectively, and avoid single-player thinking, 80,000 Hours, September 21.

Todd, Benjamin (2019) A guide to using your career to help solve the world’s most pressing problems, 80,000 Hours, March.

Personal fit is a measure of a person's chances of excelling in a particular job. Formally, it may be defined as the ratio of the person's productivity in the job to the average productivity of other candidates likely to take that job. Personal fit is one of the factors in 80,000 Hours's original career framework.

Personal fit is a measure of a person's chances of excelling in a particular job. Formally, it may be defined as the ratio of the person's productivity in the job to the average productivity of other candidates likely to take that job. Personal fit is one of the factors in 80,000 Hours' original career framework.