“Part 7: Which jobs put you in the best long-term position?” by Benjamin Todd

Mozart is one of the most famous child prodigies, but it’s less widely known that his father was a world-famous music teacher, and started training him from age three. Mozart’s sister was also an accomplished player. This is a painting of all three practicing together. Great skill requires lots of practice.People like to lionise the Mozarts, Malala Yousafzais, and Mark Zuckerbergs of the world — people who achieved great success while young — and there are all sorts of awards for young leaders, like the Forbes 30 Under 30.But these stories are interesting precisely because they’re the exception. ---Outline:(03:24) The bottom line(06:12) Why career capital is so important(07:40) Five components of career capital(09:47) How can you get the best career capital? Get good at something useful.(12:31) What skills will be most valuable in the future?(16:30) Concrete steps for gaining career capital(17:15) Work at a growing organisation that has a reputation for high performance in your path(22:32) Go to graduate school in carefully chosen subjects(29:13) Take an entry-level route into policy careers(33:10) Develop a useful skill(40:52) Do anything where you might excel (even if it’s a bit random)(43:14) Do what contributes(45:24) Transferable vs specialist career capital(46:28) Should you wait to have an impact?(48:33) How can you get career capital in any job?(48:49) Conclusion(49:27) Exercise: Apply this to your own career --- First published: September 30th, 2014 Source: https://80000hours.org/career-guide/career-capital