For this week’s photo Friday, we have an update from Oliver, our MIDP student representative, who’s attending the 2016 MDP Summit. ‘If you have the opportunity to connect in an informal setting, take it. You may talk about your field or about other important issues, such as the politics of Eurovision.’
Scenario: you get an email inviting you to attend xyz event. You won’t know anyone there but you know you should go because: 1. Interesting things will happen that you’re actually interested in; 2. It’s a great way to meet like-minded people; 3. Opportunities are still built on a foundation of who you know and who knows you, so you got to play the game to be in the game; 4. It’s summer season for … Read more…
If I had to sum up in two words the ‘key’ to networking and communication within my experience of the development sector, it really is as simple as be yourself. Believe me I both know and hate how cliché that sounds, but as my mum (and many others before her) have told me time and time again if you tell the truth you don’t have to have a good memory. Well as someone who absolutely … Read more…