Kate Warren, Devex senior director and editor of careers and recruiting, invited development professionals to submit 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 what the most common mistakes that development newcomers applying for overseas positions make, for instance. Warren gave advice on when to broach the salary subject and on how to get noticed in the global health sector.
Here’s a selection of questions and answers from this edition of the CrowdHall.
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Kelli Rogers@kellierin
Kelli Rogers has worked as an Associate Editor and Southeast Asia Correspondent for Devex, with a particular focus on gender. Prior to that, she reported on social and environmental issues from Nairobi, Kenya. Kelli holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri, and has reported from more than 20 countries.