EA Germany’s Career Planning Programme

By Milena Canzler🔸, Patricia Stainer @ 2025-07-21T14:11 (+9)

Having the possibility to talk to people about my career plan every week was amazing! The career course was very interactive and we often had time to chat with one another in 1 on 1 breakout sessions. My facilitator was very helpful: He had a lot of insight into the EA movement and knew a lot about the cause areas I am interested in. After the course, I applied and was accepted for the Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program - a program that I had not been aware of before the Career Planning Programme.

- Henning Peters, cofounder of ACTRA, Charity Entrepreneurship founded organisation

Planning a meaningful career can be overwhelming – especially when you're aiming to do good in the world while also finding personal fulfillment. That’s why we at EA Germany have created a Career Planning Programme: to help people take practical steps towards impactful, value-driven work.

Over the past three iterations, our programme has gone through several rounds of testing and improvement. The first run in 2023 was a minimum viable product to test the concept – it showed promising results and confirmed strong interest. The second cohort saw 23 participants successfully complete the course, with encouraging feedback on both content and peer interaction. However, the third run faced challenges: many participants dropped out early or didn’t attend at all. While we had refined the curriculum and structure with input from teachers after the second round, sustained participant engagement remained a hurdle.

Now, we’re giving the programme one last chance—this time with renewed focus and professional support. With the help of a course design expert, we’ve reworked the structure to include more hands-on, action-oriented exercises. The goal is not just to inspire participants but to help them take concrete steps toward meaningful and impactful career choices. 

👉 Interested in joining?

🚀 A job that you really enjoy and that does good in the world – sounds too good to be true? It doesn’t have to!
 💡 Join the 6-week Career Planning Programme by EA Germany! This free course supports students and professionals in finding careers that make a real difference – e.g. in global health, animal welfare, AI safety, or pandemic prevention.
 📅 25 August – 3 October 2025 | 📍Online | 💬 Weekly calls in German or English
 👥 For people who are already familiar with the basic ideas Effective Altruism and want to do good effectively with their careers
 ℹ️ More info: effektiveraltruismus.de/en/career-planning-program
 🖋️ Apply by 12 August: Application form

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