Head of Tech Application
Candidate Information
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I have applied to a position at GiveWell before.
Other organizations looking for similar talent occasionally ask us for referrals. If we decline to move forward with your application but later notice that you may be a good fit for a role at one of these organizations, may we share your information with them?
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If you check 'Yes' below, we may share some basic information (contact info, resume, how far you made it in our process, a few sentences of commentary about why we think you're great) with organizations looking for similar talent. We will never share application exercise submissions or scores, and we will not share more detailed evaluative feedback without checking with you first
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Will you require sponsorship for an employment visa now or at any point in the future?
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*We are happy to sponsor visas, but we don’t control who is and isn’t eligible and can’t guarantee visa approval.
Which locations would you be willing to work from?
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
New York, NY
Other (remote location within the U.S.)
*Check as many as apply.
How did you learn about this job opportunity?
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80,000 Hours job board
American Economic Association Job Opportunities for Economists
Effective Altruism Forum
Idealist
LinkedIn Ad
LinkedIn post in my network
Referral - from my network
Referral - from a GiveWell staff member
Social media
Visiting GW's website as a donor
Visiting GW's website as a researcher
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Which one?
Who referred you?
When is the earliest you could start, if offered a position?
*This can be a "best guess" for now; it's okay if your availability changes later.
Resume
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Optional: upload any additional materials, such as a letter of recommendation, to support your application.
This is not required. In our initial application review, we place the highest weight on the short answer questions below and rarely consider supplemental documents. If you choose to submit supplemental documents, please upload them here and do not send them to us via email to ensure they remain associated with your application. If you wish to upload multiple supplemental documents, please combine them into one file.
Short Answer
Answers to the following questions should be just a few sentences max.
What about this role and working at GiveWell interests you? (use a few sentences at most)
Please describe a professional accomplishment from the past five years that you’re particularly proud of. In your response, focus on your direct contributions and the impact of your actions. We’re looking for strong writing that clearly communicates the challenge, your approach, and the results—and shares enough detail for us to understand how impressive this was in the context of your organization at the time. (500 words or less)
We need an experienced manager in this role. Please share a bit about your experience managing a team. We’re especially interested in your experience recruiting and hiring staff, managing performance, and managing separations and/or restructuring. For context, please also let us know the size of the teams you’ve managed. (500 words or less)
Voluntary self-identification of gender and race/ethnicity
GiveWell values the impact that every individual can have on our organization. We invite you to self-identify your gender and/or race and ethnicity. Answering these questions is voluntary. We hope you choose to participate. This information helps us improve the effectiveness of our outreach and recruitment programs. Any information you choose to provide will not negatively affect your application. Thank you for sharing!
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