Jobs: Inside the United Nations
It often seems impossible for an outsider to get a job at the UN. But is it really? “No,” said Linda Starodub, who recently retired from 30 plus years in the UN system, half of it in human resources,...
View ArticleJobs: Teaching English to Adults
English-speakers who want to fund a life in a foreign country often rely on their most basic skill – their native language. James Joyce, for example, taught English for years in Trieste and Croatia,...
View ArticleJobs: Creative Job Speed Dating
“OK ladies and gentlemen, let’s begin, you have 5 minutes starting now.” We were seated at a long black table in a 16th-floor suite at Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom. The five pairs engaged in...
View ArticleJobs Column: Wait a While
Everyone should wait tables at least once in their life. You hear this on different continents, in different cultures and from everyone from a theatre director to a banker. There must be some truth to...
View ArticleThe Art of Building Relationships
An event devoted to networking can be daunting – particularly initiating conversation with strangers, which I dread. But about to enter the work force, I knew I needed the practice. At the Hilton...
View ArticleVirtual First Impressions
Any recruiter will tell you, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. But in today’s world of Twitter and Facebook, that simply is no longer the case. Social media have made a virtual...
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