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iblade · 11-20-2005, 04:48 PM

Well thanks for your replies. I was looking more for information of people who've "been there".

There are two types of International Organizations:

Multinational Organizations: organizations that gather many countries, countries which themselves agree to follow the rules of such organizations. I am thinking of the World Bank, the UN... People are usually recruited on competitive exams and become international state servants, and some experts are hired.

NGO: these have no links with the political spheres (except for local collaborations). People who work there do it either voluntarily, or are recruited on their competences.

I'd like to work in the first type. I beleive these organizations have more impact on the lives of people, and policy making is somehow interesting to me. I can get to participate in great programs, or make analysises on perticular situations.

My questions were more about these organizations:
What education is best suited to enter such organizations?
What is a typical day at work?
What great things have you participated in?
How is career advencement managed?

This is the kind of insider information I was looking for...

Concerning my background, I am 20 y.o, currently attending a business school in France. I might be interested in doing a Ph. D. in international relations later on.

And thank you guys for the info provided so far...

11-20-2005, 04:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
iblade Crazy Location: Kyoto	Well thanks for your replies. I was looking more for information of people who've "been there". There are two types of International Organizations: Multinational Organizations: organizations that gather many countries, countries which themselves agree to follow the rules of such organizations. I am thinking of the World Bank, the UN... People are usually recruited on competitive exams and become international state servants, and some experts are hired. NGO: these have no links with the political spheres (except for local collaborations). People who work there do it either voluntarily, or are recruited on their competences. I'd like to work in the first type. I beleive these organizations have more impact on the lives of people, and policy making is somehow interesting to me. I can get to participate in great programs, or make analysises on perticular situations. My questions were more about these organizations: What education is best suited to enter such organizations? What is a typical day at work? What great things have you participated in? How is career advencement managed? This is the kind of insider information I was looking for... Concerning my background, I am 20 y.o, currently attending a business school in France. I might be interested in doing a Ph. D. in international relations later on. And thank you guys for the info provided so far... __________________ We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.