International Medical Corps

Aloha - I touched up my resume with the International Medical Corps last week and just now spoke with someone from Human Resources at their offices in Santa Monica, California. I may have to do a volunteer assignment before I am eligible for a longer term paid assignment. I am willing to do so and made this very clear in my conversation with them. They also suggested contacting other international humanitarian organizations (which I have done) and attempt to gain some experience through that avenue.

This is the classic challenge of needing experience in the field prior to getting into the field you wish entrance to! Agencies want reliability, talent, dependability and assurance that their investment in you will pay off, in short that you will not leave and can handle the stresses inherent to service in the field, be it in a conflict zone or not. I understand this but of course it is frustrating too.

My winter light is fading and rain is coming. Off I go to stack wood, mow lawns and enjoy the waning daylight. My thanks to the opportunities provided my IMC and the people that staff organizations like them.

Thanks for reading, malama pono,

David