Summary

This survey was conducted by the Local Career Advice Network in February 2020. We used the results from this survey to prioritise our Fall 2020 activities. We decided to time cap this write-up so some graphs and content may be unpolished. We encourage you to focus on the content.

This was an exploratory survey of the career advice landscape to understand the global career advice landscape. A plurality of respondents were national group organisers from Europe. (More)
Main limitations of the data (More)
- Small sample size
- Sample bias
- Survey design trade-offs
- (Minor) Definition of successful career transition was vague
Career advice was the main or secondary focus for 60% of respondents and of little or no priority for 40%. The main reason for not being able to prioritise career advice was a lack of competence or knowledge. Organisers who were paid were more likely to prioritise career advice. (More)
Group organisers were generally not satisfied with the quality of career advice they were able to give.Respondents who prioritised career advice highly were split on satisfaction, while those who didn’t were generally dissatisfied, suggesting that those who do not prioritise career advice may want to. (More)
Opinions on the career advice landscape (More)
- General and local career advice: Group organisers from other countries generally disagree that existing career advice is adequate for members of their local group and widely agree that local career advice should be improved. This is especially true for organisers outside the US & UK. (More)
- 80,000 Hours career advice: Group organizers widely agree on the usefulness and relevance of the general career guide/book to their group members, but are split about 80,000 Hours’ other services. (More)
Challenges faced by group organisers (More)
- The top 2 challenges faced by organisers were a lack of good opportunities in their region, a lack of time.
- The 2 least challenging aspects were the organisers’ own ability to communicate and their own knowledge and awareness of relevant advice.
The top three suggestions organisers had were training and support, improvement to current careers advice and better group organiser resources. (More)
- Despite there being 1 year between the time the survey was collected and when this report was published, there have been no significant changes to available resources, asi

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