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    Ask Devex: Is age against you?

    Is ageism a factor in today's development hiring environment? Participants put Devex's director of global recruitment services to the test with this question and many more in this month’s installment of the "Ask Devex" webinar series.

    By Kelli Rogers // 18 March 2014
    From successfully displaying consulting assignments on a CV to acing technical tests, development professionals face a myriad of career challenges before even landing the job. Kate Warren, Devex’s current senior director and editor of careers and recruitment content, invited development professionals to submit their own pressing questions in this month’s installment of our “Ask Devex” webinar 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 whether ageism plays a role in hiring decisions, whether it’s possible to sidestep the master’s degree requirement and how to combine several skills to find an ideal position. Warren also offered helpful advice for job seekers to best prepare for Devex’s upcoming Career Forum in Washington, D.C. on March 28. “It’s a very popular event with recruiters because they’re able to focus their time on a high-level, quality group of professionals, and that’s where their hiring needs are,” Warren said of the upcoming forum. Watch the webinar to find out how to show you’re an innovative professional, the recommended formula for an elevator pitch and what to include on your business card if you’re looking for employment. Check out more career advice stories online, and subscribe to Doing Good to receive top international development career and recruitment news.

    From successfully displaying consulting assignments on a CV to acing technical tests, development professionals face a myriad of career challenges before even landing the job.

    Kate Warren, Devex’s current senior director and editor of careers and recruitment content, invited development professionals to submit their own pressing questions in this month’s installment of our “Ask Devex” webinar 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 whether ageism plays a role in hiring decisions, whether it’s possible to sidestep the master’s degree requirement and how to combine several skills to find an ideal position.

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      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.

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