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It can be an incredibly frustrating to start a career in international affairs; the domain is oversaturated with candidates and the job market is not in a great place, despite the world entering an era with increased demands for diplomacy, international cooperation and global development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For many this means long periods of job-hunting after graduation, often without ever hearing any feedback on the many applications that seemingly disappear in the recruitment void. While I wish this wasn’t the case, it is sadly the general experience, and while it is an incredibly tough reality to face, I do believe that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, if you are able to bridge the long and arduous journey there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The unfortunate reality is that not everyone will reach their goals of a career in IR, but those who remain committed will, so seeking out guidance, inspiration and mentoring are all great steps in the right direction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the newsletter and articles, here ares a few other areas of additional support that I can (or cannot) provide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jobs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the newsletter, I do post regularly on LinkedIn, so if you are interested, feel free to follow me there to get that little bit of extra. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The newsletter does not cover positions with the large International Organisations but I do post the upper-tier intakes on my feed; my posting schedule it Tuesday and Thursday but only if I have relevant contributions; dont worry, there is very little spam beyond my professional endeavours. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I am very happy to take suggestions for content, guides and omitted organisations, please just drop me a message on LinkedIn or comment on any of my posts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lectures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I am quite happy to do online and in-person guest lectures for your university, association, conference, institution, you name it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For non-profits and no-fee events, I generally need to have my costs covered but I do not charge anything to come and talk about careerbuilding or my areas of expertise. I have visited quite a few universities and conferences to talk shop in the past, but naturally, I cannot justify going out of pocket on airfare and hotels for these things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the case of for-profit, exclusive members events etc, I am generally less inclined to come talk, and if I do, I often expect compensation and cost-covering. I am a strong believer in having accessible events, and I do not enjoy seeing my pro-bono work being used for financial gain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have been considering doing my own events, but so far, I have not gauged a particular interest in this, and since there some logistical requirements to this, I have so far held off on this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything is on a case-by-case basis, so reach out on LinkedIn <\/a>if you are interested in this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sparring\/Mentoring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While I have done a significant amount of both mentoring and sparring, I find it to be an increadibly time consuming process. In December 2024 I had 43 requests alone, and in my experience a session lasts 45-60 minutes, which is quite simply time that I do not have. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rejecting people is not fun, I do all of this to help people, and being unable to help those in need is quite rough, but again, I have my work, hobbies and a private life that I have to balance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the last few months, i have been post-poning all sparring sessions, due to deadlines and Christmas, and given the growing interest, I am now looking at my options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I try to respond to ad hoc requests if it fits my schedule, but as it is looking now, there is no way that I can satisfy the needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you do need individual help, please make sure that you have read all my guide articles first, they answer 90% of the common questions and challenges that I encounter; for special cases, by all means, I will try my best to help out (just write me on LinkedIn). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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