All Blog Posts Tagged 'career' (4)

Do Not Skip This Step in Your International Development Job Search

It's okay to dip your toe in the pool, and then decide whether you’d like to dive in.

It's okay to go on a first date -- or 50 dates – before you decide whether you want to marry that person.

It’s okay to test-drive a car before you buy it.

In fact, not only is it "okay" to do all those things, it is…

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Added by Shana Montesol Johnson on September 10, 2012 at 7:03am — No Comments

5 Ways to Identify Your Strengths

If you want to rock your career, you’ve got to play to your strengths. But to do that, first you have to figure out what they are. Here are 5 ways to identify your strengths.

I write, think, and coach a lot about the importance of playing to your strengths in order to have a career you love. By strengths, I mean an activity that meets the following criteria (hat tip to…

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Added by Shana Montesol Johnson on April 22, 2012 at 5:54am — No Comments

Why Your International Development Colleagues Ought to Be Your Friends

I originally posted this piece on my blog, Development Crossroads, to coincide with Valentine's Day. How fitting that it also happened to coincide with the day that AidSource went live! Welcome everyone, to this space where you can connect with international development colleagues, deepen friendships, discuss stuff that matters, vent, and more.…



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Added by Shana Montesol Johnson on February 14, 2012 at 6:38am — No Comments

How to Love the Job You’ve Got

It's Valentine's Day. Isn't it time to figure out how to love the job you've got? This post originally appeared on my blog, Development Crossroads, last January. I've heard from many friends and clients, both within and outside the aid & development field, that this way of looking at their job (and life!) has been really…
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Added by Shana Montesol Johnson on February 14, 2012 at 6:26am — No Comments

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