Secrets to a successful phone interview for development aid job seekers

Meeting with a recruiter face to face can be difficult in the fields of international development, humanitarian aid and global health: Employers are often half a world away from the consultants or staff they seek to hire, and even if you’re interviewing for a position close to home, the first interview could be over the phone.

Here are some suggestions for acing a phone interview – many of them geared especially toward the globe-trotting aid worker who is communicating across time zones and cultures to make the world a better place.