Despite the searing heat, July offers new and old subscribers a great oppotunity to unwind, recharge and refocus efforts. Pursuing a career in international affairs is by no means easy, and with an influx of new subscribers, it’s a great excuse to revisit the many guide articles that I have produced over the years! A…
With summer knocking on the door and graduation season upon us, it is a pleasure to ship out the latest edition of IR Career Starters! While I am taking a bit of vacation these days, there has been lots of stuff going on recently, with a full week of first aid, hostile environment awareness training…
It’s May, and we are back with a bang, with a massive compilation of over four hundred relevant positions for those dreaming of a career in international affairs! For those interested, I will share a couple of interesting metrics: the distribution of position types and globally, how unevenly distributed they are. Over half of the…
After a short Easter delay to our regular programming, a new edition is out, once again flush with internships, traineeships, fellowships and a variety of positions in the entry and early-career segment. It has been a busy month; as last issue hit your inboxes, I was packing my bags and heading to the Middle East…
While global volatility continues and the IR industry remains in a long-term slump, there are many highly interesting opportunities to be found with major intakes at regional and international organisations. In general, I do not cover national or IGO opportunities in the newsletter, as I assume most people know these are the go-to places; however,…
February is upon us, and for once, there is a very positive movement in the IR job market, particularly for those looking to secure relevant internships, with almost 200 out of the 300 opportunities this month being internships! In other good news, a lot of you seem to have taken last edition’s state of play…
I have now been running the newsletter on both Substack and LinkedIn for a year, and on LinkedIn alone for almost 4 years (in its current format). And while it is a rewarding hobby, it is also challenging and time-consuming. Each edition of the newsletter takes a few evenings to produce, and with twelve editions per year,…
December is upon us, and with Christmas around the corner, there is no better time to grind away at those applications. As always, December is a big slump when it comes to listings, but there are still some to be had. November has been a hectic month. I attended the EU-AU Summit in Luanda, an…
It is November, and once again, time for a slightly overdue, fresh new edition of IR Career Starters. Once again, it is packed with hundreds of internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry/early-career positions. A lot has happened since last, mainly that I had a great trip to Korea, got engaged and have jumped straight into preparations…
We have officially passed the summer slump, and a new month of opportunities awaits those seeking a career in international affairs. September, October, and November are usually relatively decent recruitment periods, and some highly valuable opportunities have intakes now with the international organisations. I do not cover these in the newsletter, but I post upper-tier…