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 former 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.
But it took Popin two years from speaking with someone about the internship before landing the assignment. Unlike some, she was not intimidated with the idea of proactively approaching the global organization.