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INSIGHTS
YAIA's blog, Insights, is a platform aimed at promoting the voice of emerging young Australians in the analysis and commentary of International affairs.
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Jul 29, 20204 min read
Career Spotlight: Kyle Springer, Senior Analyst, Perth USAsia Centre
In this Career Spotlight, we have the pleasure of speaking with Kyle Springer, who is Senior Analyst at the Perth USAsia Centre, about...
Jun 24, 20204 min read
Career Insights: Learning Languages to Globalise Your Career
Source: Pixabay In our latest Career Insights blog, YAIA's Careers Director, Kate Kalinova, explores online and offline options for...
Jun 13, 20205 min read
Career Insights: Identifying Role-Models in Your Field
Source: Pixabay In our latest Career Insights blog, we chat with several past Career Spotlight interviewees to delve deeper into what...
Jun 1, 20206 min read
Career Spotlight: Elise Stephenson, Social Entrepreneur and PhD Candidate
In this Career Spotlight, we have the pleasure of speaking with Elise Stephenson, a Social Entrepreneur and PhD Candidate at Griffith...
May 5, 20204 min read
Career Spotlight: Ian McConville, Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian Embassy in Seoul
In this Career Spotlight, we have the pleasure of speaking to Mr Ian McConville, the Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian Embassy in...
May 3, 20205 min read
Career Insights: Staying motivated while working or studying at home
In our latest Career Insights blog, YAIA’s Careers Director, Kate Kalinova, and Careers Officer Lauren Twine, explore ways to stay...
Apr 15, 20206 min read
Career Spotlight: Mercedes Page – Founder and CEO, Young Australians in International Affairs
Just over six years since first founding the organisation, we have the pleasure of talking to our founder and CEO, Mercedes Page, for...
Apr 7, 20204 min read
Career Insights: Upskilling with online learning resources
In our latest Career Insights blog, YAIA’s Careers Officer, Lauren Twine, explores opportunities to leverage online education while in...
Mar 16, 20206 min read
Career Spotlight: Tash Jamieson, Global Founders Program Manager, University of New South Wales
In this Career Spotlight, we have the pleasure of talking to Tash Jamieson, Global Founders Program Manager at the University of New...
Mar 1, 20205 min read
Career Insights: Networking isn’t as scary as we think
2019 Speed Mentoring with YAIA and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in Canberra. In our latest Career Insights blog, YAIA’s...
Jan 22, 20207 min read
Career Spotlight: Reg Carruthers – Director of Aerospace and Space at Defence SA/ SASIC
In our first Career Spotlight of 2020, we have the pleasure of talking to Reg Carruthers, Director of Aerospace at Defence SA, about his...
Jan 13, 20204 min read
Career Insights: LinkedIn Tips: Finding jobs, inspiration and role-models to fast track your career
In our inaugural Career Insights blog, YAIA’s Careers Director, Kate Kalinova, explores key ways to leverage LinkedIn for career...
Nov 24, 20195 min read
Career Spotlight: Dr Merriden Varrall - Director of Geopolitics and Tax, KPMG & Non-Resident Fellow
In our latest Career Spotlight, we have the pleasure of talking to Dr Merriden Varrall about her career working across government,...
May 14, 20197 min read
Career Spotlight: Where are our volunteers now?
Young Australians in International Affairs (YAIA) is a youth-led, volunteer run organisation, which means that as well as providing...
Mar 8, 201918 min read
2019 Young Women to Watch in International Affairs
To celebrate International Women's Day 2019, YAIA has put together a list of 'Young Women to Watch in International Affairs'. The aim of...
Nov 27, 20186 min read
Career Spotlight: Interning with Australian Diplomatic Missions
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade offers a number of internships at its embassies and missions. We spoke to two former interns,...
Oct 2, 20185 min read
Career Spotlight: Philip Alston
Professor Philip Alston is the current United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights and an international law...
Jul 23, 20184 min read
Career Spotlight: the Australian Volunteers Program
The Australian Volunteers Program, is an initiative of the Australian Government providing opportunities to contribute to aid objectives...
May 18, 20183 min read
Career Spotlight: Andrew Davies
Andrew Davies is the former Director of the Defence and Strategy Program for the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Before joining...
Apr 12, 20186 min read
Career Spotlight: Tasman Bain
Tasman Bain is the Co-Founder of Meri Toksave, a youth-led Pacific gender justice charity. In addition to his work in the NGO sector,...
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