Below is a list of Devex articles collated by Mr. Larry Hendricks, a CAIDP Member. These Devex articles have been published by Devex on a weekly basis. The articles presented below are primarily for people who want to get a job in international development. There are also some articles for people who have worked in international development and are considering changes. We hope this is useful for you.
Thank you to Larry for undertaking and sharing this work.
In order to facilitate your access, these articles are grouped into six (6) categories:
- Conferences
- Culture
- CV & Cover Letter
- Acing your application
- Cover Letter
- CV
- Experienced Personal
- An evolving aid industry
- Getting your next development job (video)
- How to leave your job without burning bridges
- Local to global - 9 tips for local professionals to expand their careers
- Move over generalists - make way for integrators
- Should experienced career switchers start at entry level
- Should you take that promotion
- Soft skills every development professional should possess
- Straight from the experts
- Took a break from your career
- Your next move-Post-UN career planning
- Getting into the Business
- How Social Media Can Influence your Job Search (video)
- How you may be reading job ads wrong (video)
- Ignore these 5 pieces of career advice
- Plan for success
- Reboot your career over the holidays with these 6 tips
- The development org chart Where should recruitment fall (video)
- Top 10 career advice stories of 2013
- What to do when asked to sign a letter of exclusivity for a bid (video)
- What to do when you're overqualified for jobs (video)
- When there's no replacement for in-person interaction
- Work in global development — without heading overseas
- Career Change
- Career Search
- Behind the Book- Choosing a Career in International Development
- Behind the Book
- Career Matters Episode 2 Getting that First Job in the Field (video)
- Choosing a Career in International Development
- Five must read tips for fast tracking your development job search
- How can I get my first international development job (video)
- Should I contact a hiring manager directly (video)
- Should I take an unpaid or paid internship (video)
- This year in global development careers
- Thoughts on Choosing a Career in International Development -AIDBoard
- Thoughts on Choosing a Career in International Development
- Want a job in the C-suite
- Company Employment
- 4 surprising facts about working in corporate social responsibility
- 7 career resources to be thankful for 1
- 7 career resources to be thankful for
- How private sector fundraisers can recast their skills in today
- How to get around donor inexperience
- How to look at NGO mergers
- What NGOs should know about approaching corporations
- Where to work
- Entry Level
- 8 things to consider before pursuing a graduate degree
- A guide on entry-level access schemes
- Answers to recent graduates' 8 most common questions
- Graduating soon
- Researching global development graduate programs
- The youth holds the future of development
- Time for the youth to lead Asia-Pacific's development future
- What young people need to lead
- Your 1st job after grad school
- Job Offers
- Language
- Personal & Family issues
- 4 tips for breastfeeding while traveling internationally
- 30 second checlist
- 52 reasons not to date an aid worker
- A dangerous life
- Burnout - What I experienced so you don't have to
- Challenges for women working in global development (video)
- Dual-career couples on the move
- Have aid workers mastered the long-distance relationship
- How and why to obtain international health insurance
- Should you date your co-worker
- Survive your time away
- Your advice - How to strike a balance as a dual-career development couple
- Presenting Yourself
- Recruiters & Interviews
- How to get rehired
- How to prepare for a psychometric test
- Perks of the job
- Interviews
- 5 Kinds of Interviewer Types and How to Win Them Over (video)
- How to ace a video interview
- How to request an informational interview (video)
- Job interview secrets
- Recruiters
- 6 ways to make recruiters notice you on Devex
- How Recruiters Search the Devex People Database (video)
- Not job hunting - 6 reasons you should still talk to a recruiter
- Recruiter pet peeves
- Recruiters
- Recruiters' most wanted - French-speaking aid professionals
- What you should know about foreign aid recruiting practices
- Volunteerism
- 6 questions to ask before choosing a volunteer program
- 8 factors to consider when choosing your volunteer experience
- How to Turn That Volunteer Gig into a Full Time Paying Job (video)
- Know before you go - The importance of pre-departure training for volunteers
- The value in volunteering
- Volunteer vacations and global development
- Volunteering - It's not just for college students and recent grads
- Specialty
- Business
- Conflict
- Food Security
- Health
- Journalism
- M&E
- Policy
- Youth