Category: Career Advice

How to get a job in development (Oxfam edition) 0

How to get a job in development (Oxfam edition)

Oxfam’s From Poverty to Power usually doesn’t share that much on the career aspects of the job, but this is one of those stellar moments. So here is the post, originally posted at http://oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/how-to-get-a-job-in-development-an-fp2p-guide/ by Duncan Green....

“Ask me anything” (part 3) 0

“Ask me anything” (part 3)

Last part of my AMA with the Reddit folks! This part was definitely more job-related, but I hope you enjoyed the discussions! Q: What would you suggest for someone hoping to get a career...

Seven Tips For Becoming An International Aid Worker 0

Seven Tips For Becoming An International Aid Worker

Posted at Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandratalty/2013/10/10/millenial-thursdays-the-down-and-dirty-of-international-aid-work/ by Alexandra Talty   Four months in Myanmar, three months in Yemen and then five months in Turkey. While most of these destinations sound like many people’s worst nightmare, there is a certain...

“Ask me anything” (part 1) 0

“Ask me anything” (part 1)

I stopped at Reddit recently and let them ask me a bunch of questions. I had posted this previously, but it looked funky so I decided to repost it in parts… So, you can better...