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To ensure delivery to your inbox, please add info@devex.com to your address book. Dec. 19, 2017 WHAT TO KNOW NOW 2017 in review: Devex's top career and lifestyle tips By Devex Editor @devex 2017 has been a tumultuous year for global development. Drastic budget proposals, hiring freezes, and murky reorganization plans sent development advocates scrambling. At the same time, an increased awareness of inequality, sexual assault and harassment, and bias in the workplace is moving the needle on career trends and best practices across global development organizations. Throughout the year, we've explored what the changing global landscape means for global development professionals.     Photo by: VIKTOR HANACEK   As 2017 comes to a close and we prepare for 2018, here's some of Devex's top coverage for global development professionals, jobseekers, and recruiters. From governments to Hollywood, gender (in)equality has been at the forefront of discussions across a number of sectors throughout 2017 — including global development. Three of our top stories on gender equality this year were: how to never host an all-male panel again, why mentoring is essential for women to advance professionally, and our coverage of #AidToo, which looks at sexual assault and harassment in global development. This year, we've also continued to bring our Professional Members the latest development buzz, innovations, and insights to help global development professionals do more good for more people. Professional Members can catch up on our coverage of the top skills for global development advocacy, the do's and dont's of how aid workers should dress, and how to make the move from an aid worker to a social entrepreneur. + Read Devex's top lifestyle stories from 2017 For our Career Account Members, we broke down key advice on using volunteering opportunities to jumpstart your global development career, marketing your global development skills in Silicon Valley, launching a career with the U.N., and having a stand-out CV. We also have everything you need to know for interviewing — from preparing for a competency-based interview, to talking about your greatest weakness, to handling unusual questions in job interviews, such as what flavor of ice cream would you be and why. + Read Devex's top career stories from 2017 We also examined the biggest trends and innovations in talent acquisition and management in the global development sector. From building a more inclusive workplace, to tackling biases in recruitment, to analyzing trending job titles, catch up on some of our top stories from 2017. + Read Devex's top recruitment stories from 2017 On behalf of everyone at Devex, happy holidays! Devex will be taking a break next week to enjoy the holidays. We'll resume our normal coverage and newsletter schedule on January 2, 2018.   QUOTABLE "The commonality between political and humanitarian negotiators are much bigger than what we might have initially thought." — Peter Maurer, president at the ICRC. Here's his advice on navigating the minefield of politics while maintaining humanitarian neutrality.       SPOTLIGHT ON Devex in Brussels: Policy, progress, and private investment   By Rebecca Root @devex       Photo by: Devex Continuing its efforts to bring readers the latest and most in-depth coverage on global development news, Devex has hired a correspondent based in Brussels. Dedicated to digging deep into policy and funding in this key European hub, we take a look at what this new position will mean for our members. + Read more @WORK Webinar: How to get job search ready for 2018   By Emma Smith @emmasmith_bcn       via YouTube While hiring tends to slow down around the holidays, employers tend to ramp up their recruitment efforts in the first few months of the new year, with refreshed budgets and new strategies in place. The holidays are therefore a great opportunity to reflect on your career, consider new challenges, and prepare to kick off your job search in 2018. 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THE WEEK AHEAD Events preview: This week in development cooperation   By Devex Editor   We've rounded up several of the major gatherings and other noteworthy events in global development taking place in early 2018. Devex will also hold a webinar Cover Letters 101: What to (and not to) include on Jan. 18. Check out our preview for more.     Photo by: Devex   Below are some of the most noteworthy events happening in the first quarter of 2018: + WHO Executive Board Meeting Jan. 22-25. Geneva, Switzerland + 28th AU Summit Jan. 22-31. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia + World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Jan. 23-26. Davos-Klosters, Switzerland Follow Devex's Adva Saldinger and Catherine Cheney for their on-the-ground coverage at Davos. + 5th Global Forum on TB Vaccines Feb. 20-23. New Delhi, India + International Women's Day March 8 + Devex Global Development Career Forum March 23. Washington, D.C., United States Know of an upcoming event that might be of interest to the international development community? Email us at news@devex.com. Important: This email contains links that automatically log you into your Devex account. Copyright 2017 Unauthorized commercial reapplication, reproduction or retransmission, in whole or in part, is prohibited. Doing Good - Development community buzz, innovation & lifestyle. Manage your newsletter subscriptions |  Read the latest Devex News |  RSS Feed Connect with us Devex is the media platform for the global development community. Corporate Headquarters: 1341 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036 USA Main +1.202.249.9222  |  Fax +1.202.318.2456   www.devex.com

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