I think it’s important to keep in mind field work is never as glamorous as it looks. I know I’m guilty of misleading people on my social media accounts too, but for every day I was off seeing elephants (a total of 3 days out of my year there), there are dozens of other days where I was simply hot and sweaty,…
Category: Human Rights
Kiri Dicker – Director at Think Out Loud International
I think networking is important, but more-so later in your career than at the beginning. At the end of the day, you need some experience and all the networking in the world is not going to get you a job if you have no experience. I think in your early career, mentoring is more important than networking. Name: Kiri Dicker…
Melanie Oliver, Regional Justice Process Assistant, Australia-Asia Program to Combat Trafficking in Persons
The best advice I was given when looking to get into human rights was to volunteer as soon as possible in something that interests you. The skills you learn will be transferable to human rights or development.
