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CIDRZ Recovery: Stronger Institutions for Health and Development

CIDRZ Recovery: Stronger Institutions for Health and Development

CIDRZ reforms and rebuilds its research, public health, and development programs to deliver better science, health care, and local talent capacity-building.

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How recruiters get in a bad mood when reviewing applicants

How recruiters get in a bad mood when reviewing applicants

Recruiters are on tight schedules, and when reviewing a potential candidate for a job, have to move quickly. This often means taking only a few minutes to scan resumes before deciding on who will be invited for an interview, or who will be referred to the hiring agent.

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Treat your LinkedIn profile as your workplace

Treat your LinkedIn profile as your workplace

LinkedIn is a wonderful tool for showing the professional that you are and bringing forth your body of work for employers, recruiters and colleagues to see. It is one of today’s most important social network tools of the work place. But remember this:  It is not Facebook.  Be careful of inappropriate pictures and an incomplete […]

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Efforts to Light Africa Increase

Efforts to Light Africa Increase

President Obama’s trip to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania was touted as a commitment to begin a new partnership with the rising continent. Home to 6 of the 10 fasted growing economies, Africa has made great strides – the International Monetary Fund predicts growth of 5.4 percent this year and 5.7 percent next year, but […]

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Finding a Job in International Development

Finding a Job in International Development

People ask me all the time how to find a job in international development. My answer is to take the path of least resistance for you and the employer. What you want to do is to look for a similar position to the one you already have or have successfully done, and find an international development […]

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Alternative Development Projects Take Root in Colombia

Alternative Development Projects Take Root in Colombia

Colombia is enjoying a growth spurt, thanks in large part to security gains made in recent years. The amount of coca cultivated in Colombia has decreased from 357,800 acres in 2001 to 140,847 acres in 2010. An international aid effort is helping the Colombian government. Notes an article in today’s Miami Herald: The alternative development […]

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