Devex Career Center

Applying to Jobs

• Applying to jobs online? Make sure you do these 3 things
• Recruiter pet peeves
• Should I contact a hiring manager directly?
• What to do when you are overqualified?
• How you may be reading job postings all wrong

Interviewing

• How to prepare for a competency-based interview
• 5 reasons why you haven't heard back from a recruiter
• How to ace a video interview
• Take charge of your job interview: 5 classic recruiter personas to know
• Which part of a bicycle would you be? Recruiters share their go-to...

Salary and Negotiations

• The do's and dont's of salary negotiations
• How to negotiate your salary with a USAID contractor
• Doing and becoming: Focus on long-term benefits when evaluating job offers
• Multiple job offers? How to decide between bidding organizations
• Can an 'inpat' make the case for an expat salary?

Career Transitions

• 4 steps to transition to a global development career
• Looking for a job in a different sector? Leverage these 5...
• 4 tips for program country nationals to launch an international career
• Should experienced career switchers start at entry level?
• Where can your nontraditional background take you?

Working with the United Nations

• UN Young Professionals Program: What you need to know
• Development aid careers in the United Nations system: What you need to know
• Debunked: 4 myths about working for the United Nations
• Network your way into the UN
• Five insider tips for acing a UN online job application
• Jobs at UN specialized agencies: A primer
• Your next move: Post-UN career planning

Working with the World Bank

• World Bank Young Professionals Program: What you need to know
• How to consult your way into the World Bank
• Hiring at the World Bank: 4 sectors to watch
• World Bank job applications: What you need to know
• Ask the recruiter: Jobs with the World Bank
• How to read a World Bank job ad
• The 'ideal' World Bank job candidate: A character sketch
• World Bank hiring: Diversity without citizenship quotas