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    Ask Devex: Are certifications worth the investment?

    Are certifications worth the investment when transitioning to development? CrowdHall participants put Devex's senior director and editor of careers and recruiting to the test with this question and many more in this month’s installment of the "Ask Devex" series.

    By Kelli Rogers // 27 January 2015
    Kate Warren, Devex senior director and editor of careers and recruiting, invited development professionals to submit their own pressing questions in this month’s installment of our “Ask Devex” series. Having spent a decade of her career working in development recruitment, Warren knows that navigating a successful development career path can be daunting Devex members put her knowledge to the test, inquiring how integrators can convey their range of skills, for instance. Warren gave advice on finding rule-of-law jobs and whether certifications are the way for private sector professionals to transition to development. Here’s a selection of questions and answers from this edition of the CrowdHall. 1. How can an integrator convey skills and performance? 2. How to explain an employment gap? 3. Are certificatons worth the investment? 4. What kind of rule of law jobs might be available within development? Got a question on professional development and hiring trends in international cooperation? Tweet Kate Warren @DevexCareers. Whether you’re a seasoned expert or budding development professional — check out more news, analysis and advice online to guide your career and professional development, and subscribe to Doing Good to receive top international development career and recruitment news every week.

    Kate Warren, Devex senior director and editor of careers and recruiting, invited development professionals to submit their own pressing questions in this month’s installment of our “Ask Devex” series. Having spent a decade of her career working in development recruitment, Warren knows that navigating a successful development career path can be daunting

    Devex members put her knowledge to the test, inquiring how integrators can convey their range of skills, for instance. Warren gave advice on finding rule-of-law jobs and whether certifications are the way for private sector professionals to transition to development.

    Here’s a selection of questions and answers from this edition of the CrowdHall.

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