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Unemployed Development Professionals: This Association Shows How to Fight Back.
Humanitarian Aid Imploded in Bangladesh. These Workers Aren't Going Down Quietly.
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95 Applications, 7 Interviews, 1 Job: The 24-Hour Rule That Changed Everything
Here’s what worked for me. I hope some of these tips help you too:
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From State to Startups: How to Navigate an Ethical Pivot to Tech
You too can leave the State Department and find employment and family joy
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3 Job Search Lessons Learned by Barry Chovitz
How he got a job - and you can too - by looking every and being open to new opportunities
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Career Pivot Success Story: My New Job!
I got a new job by following the 7 steps we promote on Career Pivot. I hope you follow them too.
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Wayan Vota
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How to Leave State: Lessons from a Federal Insider Who Did It
Watch now | FSO Career Pivot Success Story: Getting a Private Sector Job After 30 Years at the State Department and USAID
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USAID to COO: Translate Your Public Sector Work into Private Sector Jobs
How your transferable skills can lead from a career in international development to a private sector job today
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Career Pivot Success: MERL Manager to Data Scientist
How I pivoted from a MERL manager in international development to a private sector data scientist in a new career role that I find fulfilling
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Career Pivot Success for Business Development Proposal Manager
How an international development professional found a new job in business development with a Federal contractor - and you can too!
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What Matters When Transitioning from Public Service?
Three things that mattered when pivoting across software development roles.
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How Job Search Councils Transformed My Career Journey
A Career Pivot community member shares how the power of community accelerated her job search process - and how you can too!
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MERL Managers: Use Your Data Skills in New Industries
Data analysis is a high demand skill across the US economy for Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning professionals who worked at USAID
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