Rebuilding a professional network in Germany and the EU after years abroad
Returning after a long international posting means a network that has aged. Here is how to rebuild it without sending a single cold message.
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Insights
Notes from the middle of a transition.
Short, practical pieces on positioning, institutional careers and what actually changes when the institution does. Written by Claudia Bülbül.
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An interdisciplinary career is not a detour
Claudia Bülbül on why a path through several disciplines and countries looks messy on paper and is, in practice, exactly what a transition needs.
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After the mandate ends: five questions before your next role
For development and cooperation professionals whose programme has closed. Five questions to answer before applying anywhere, and one to stop asking.
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What actually happens in a thirty minute intro call
The free intro call has the same shape every time. Here is exactly what to expect, so nothing about it feels like a pitch.
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How to read your own LinkedIn profile the way a hiring committee does
A practical exercise for senior professionals: five things a committee looks for in the first thirty seconds, and how to check your profile against them.
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Your CV is not the problem. Your context is.
Most senior professionals arrive sure the CV needs fixing. Usually the document is fine and its story was written for an audience that no longer exists.
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When the institution changes and you do not
Most senior professionals in transition did not fail at anything. The structure around them moved. Here is what that actually asks of you, and what it does not.
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Thirty minutes, nothing to prepare, nothing to pay.
The intro call is where we find out whether this is the right kind of support for where you are. You bring the situation as it is. Claudia brings twenty years of watching institutions change and the people inside them find their footing again.
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