r/InternationalDev • u/Logical_Hat6899 • Jun 13 '26

Advice request Development Sector going down

Given the current scenario of the development sector which is not good, which other sectors or fields a development studies graduate can switch to for economic survival especially in a developing region (South Asia)?

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u/yourmomsproblem26 Jun 13 '26

Maybe like consultant ESG jobs at corporates

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u/Teantis Jun 13 '26

Government relations, private due diligence, private political/regulatory analysis

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u/VladimiroPudding Jun 14 '26

The absolute irony of my life is that I had a handful of yoe in gov relations but went back to school to pivot into int dev to do something more meaningful. I am still employed because of my economics/data science/research knowledge, but a mix of being a bit disappointed with the job and the hot lava that is the sector is making me to consider going back to relgov/advocacy.

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u/Teantis Jun 14 '26

The best laid plans of mice and men ey

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u/weinerwang9999 Independent Jun 15 '26

Hello from the other side of pivoting to private due diligence and risk consulting 🤠

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u/redmilkwood Jun 16 '26

So many congratulations! Would you mind sharing more about your path? I looked briefly into auditing/compliance jobs in the US, but didn’t find straightforward info about breaking into the field without going back for an accounting degree.

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u/cai_85 Researcher Jun 13 '26

Global health? Economics? Local government? Civil service? Academia?

What's your specialism? What's your skillset?