How can you compare two career options in terms of how satisfying and high-impact they'll be? It can seem near impossible to make comparisons like this, and it's true that it's hard. But we think it's still possible to make a lot of progress. In this article, we show how to break the comparison down into four factors.

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(01:00) Summary

(01:37) How can we compare different careers?

(01:41) Short-term impact

(02:27) Long-term impact

(02:55) Personal satisfaction

(04:11) How should you weigh these factors?

(05:12) The value of exploration

(05:52) Further breaking down the factors

(06:07) Personal fit

(07:37) Role impact

(08:51) Career capital

(10:31) Supportive conditions

(11:12) How to use the framework to compare options

(11:23) Advanced: Considering coordination

(11:54) Advanced: Factoring risk into the equation

(13:42) Worksheet

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