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WELCOME TO BREAK INTO DEVELOPMENT
How this program works
Start Here: How to build your breakthrough system
Why we must always be job hunting (11:38)
The Insider’s Roadmap to finding your first or next development job (28:32)
Using insider insights to build your own impact job-getting system (3:37)
Module 1: Craft your job search strategy
Identifying your strengths, limitations – and your why (20:59)
How to approach your skill search (4:45)
Should you disregard skills and experience built in other sectors? (2:55)
The art of growing your impact career (3:36)
Worksheet: Fundamentals of Impact Success
Module 2: Decode the development landscape
The aid architecture (24:36)
A world of ideas: keywords, buzzwords and how to use them (16:13)
How to forecast new opportunities and trends (22:56)
Worksheet: Complete checklist of organizational research
Worksheet: Interview them first - How to prescreen organizations
Module 3: Zero-In on Vacancy Announcements
How hiring works: Hiring processes, policies and real-world practices (42:12)
What does the ToR really say? Interpreting the ToR, minimum requirements and how to decide priority jobs (24:04)
The importance of your NICHE (17:30)
How to find unadvertised opportunities (10:26)
What do the minimum years of experience mean (and does only postgrad experience count)? (3:48)
How to understand language as a requirement (8:57)
Does your university matter? (3:16)
What does it mean when a job is readvertised? (2:17)
Are volunteer opportunities advertised? (2:06)
Do people get hired without meeting the minimum qualifications? (5:17)
Worksheet: Anatomy of a ToR
Worksheet: Your NICHE Matrix
Worksheet: Finding unadvertised opportunities
Module 4: The Components of a Stand-Out Application
How to persuade hiring managers: The secrets to interview-bagging CVs and Cover Letters (47:06)
Building authentic relationships to accelerate your career (22:07)
Master the interview: The interview panel, written exam and what they're looking for (39:51)
Real written exam sample
Proven CV sample
Proven Cover Letter sample
How to tailor past positions to a new opportunity (5:49)
Should you include online courses from Coursera and EdX on your CV? (1:29)
When is a CV too long? (2:49)
Key questions to ask during the interview (2:45)
What to do if you know someone on the interview panel (2:22)
Case study: CV and Cover Letter teardown (44:19)
Script: Post-interview email follow-up that works
Worksheet: Power through your CV
Worksheet: Uncover your hero story
The aid architecture
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