Network your way into the UN

By Ingrid Ahlgren // 09 October 2009

Networking is a valuable skill to acquire for anyone desiring a career in international development. This is particularly true for job applicants to the United Nations.

Jasmina Popin, a consultant for the U.N. Industrial Development Organization, began her career with the U.N. in 2007. She was accepted in a three-month internship at the U.N. Development Program’s office in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ingrid Ahlgren
Ingrid is a Devex correspondent based in New York City. She worked as a staff writer for Vault.com from 2007 to 2009, helping to write guidebooks, including the "Vault Guide to the Top Government and Nonprofit Employers." Before moving to New York, she was a researcher for National Geographic Traveler magazine in Washington, D.C. Ingrid holds a master's in journalism from the University of Missouri. As the daughter of a U.S. diplomat, she grew up all over the world.