WELCOME TO BREAK INTO DEVELOPMENT
Start Here: How to build your breakthrough system
Module 1: Craft your job search strategy
Module 2: Decode the development landscape
Module 3: Zero-In on Vacancy Announcements
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How hiring works: Hiring processes, policies and real-world practices (42:12)
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What does the ToR really say? Interpreting the ToR, minimum requirements and how to decide priority jobs (24:04)
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The importance of your NICHE (17:30)
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How to find unadvertised opportunities (10:26)
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What do the minimum years of experience mean (and does only postgrad experience count)? (3:48)
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How to understand language as a requirement (8:57)
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Does your university matter? (3:16)
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What does it mean when a job is readvertised? (2:17)
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Are volunteer opportunities advertised? (2:06)
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Do people get hired without meeting the minimum qualifications? (5:17)
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Worksheet: Anatomy of a ToR
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Worksheet: Your NICHE Matrix
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Worksheet: Finding unadvertised opportunities
Module 4: The Components of a Stand-Out Application
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How to persuade hiring managers: The secrets to interview-bagging CVs and Cover Letters (47:06)
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Building authentic relationships to accelerate your career (22:07)
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Master the interview: The interview panel, written exam and what they're looking for (39:51)
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Real written exam sample
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Proven CV sample
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Proven Cover Letter sample
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How to tailor past positions to a new opportunity (5:49)
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Should you include online courses from Coursera and EdX on your CV? (1:29)
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When is a CV too long? (2:49)
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Key questions to ask during the interview (2:45)
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What to do if you know someone on the interview panel (2:22)
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Case study: CV and Cover Letter teardown (44:19)
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Script: Post-interview email follow-up that works
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Worksheet: Power through your CV
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Worksheet: Uncover your hero story
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