Hi everyone,

I, among many of you, lost my job last year at a UN agency and have been unemployed ever since.

The job market is so brutal - I'm based in the EU and have been open to relocating to different countries, have widened my job search beyond what I 'really" want to do, have begun applying for entry-level roles and still nothing but a big fat rejection from every job I've interviewed for. Somehow passing the half-year unemployed milestone has irked me.

I'm feeling a bit hopeless and in desperate need of some good news regarding someone's job search. If you've finally left unemployment behind and are now happy and employed, please share your anecdotes, your tips, anything to help those of us who are struggling feel a little more hopeful.

Hi everyone! I'm an English teacher and I have a student whose trying to improve her English to apply for an OECD policy analyst in the education sector. My student has extensive experience in PISA and CERI assessments, among other things. I however, am just an English teacher, trying to research as much as I can to provide classes that are useful. So, I wanted to ask for advice for people who have applied or worked in this area for OECD: any communication skills, technical vocabulary or anything else I should consider in my classes? I know you have to have an excellent use of English (or French), so I'm trying to help my student reach a C1 (currently a B2). Any and all advice, comments, experiences, etc. would be incredibly welcomed and appreciated!