Careers for Globetrotters: Meet Doug Lau, Public Health Consultant for UN-Habitat in East Africa

Sahar is the third in our upcoming series of profiles in our new Careers for Globetrotters column.  We'll be taking a look into the lives and backgrounds of people who are living their dream of working abroad, and find out the steps they took to get there.Sahar recounts her seven-year journey from her first internship in Algeria to her appointment as a foreign service officer. Find out why quitting her job at Global Affairs was the best thing she could have done to get her dream job, what she did after she didn’t pass her first post-secondary public service exam, and what it takes to get paid to learn Russian.Watch her series of videos below. You may also read the full interview here.

Exploring career options, building an international network, contacting potential employers, informational interviews and the important art of pitching yourself.

Make no mistake: international development and humanitarian aid are among the most competitive sectors out there for people at an entry level.

Employment in international development is not restricted to NGOs and governments, but includes the private sector and social enterprises.

When job-hunting in international development, NGOs and governments are obvious places to look—but don't overlook the private sector and social enterprises.

Careers for Globetrotters: Meet Diane Tisdall, Resource Manager for World Vision in Mondolia

Careers for Globetrotters: Meet Victor Mings, Software developer in the Netherlands

The verdict is in: some level of post-secondary education is key to getting hired... but there is more to it than that.