Wait! What is OECD?

The Organisation for Economic 

Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Since July 15. 2013, for three months, I have worked as an intern for the Korean Delegation of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) situated in Paris, France. My main duty for three-month was assisting the editor of the Policy Briefing, a journal which compiles the core information of OECD conferences, sent out to 3,000 politicians, professors, researchers etc in the world.

One of my main duty was choosing one topic and writing brief version of the OECD Factbook, the compile of the statistics that OECD publishes every year, topics ranging from GDP to Health. 

OECD has its importance in the world, since it is the organization mainly consisted of the developed or developing countries and at the same time it suggests the standard of the statistics and policy guide line to each country.

Here I write the the basic information regarding the organization, how it is consisted, how it is worked and what their main work is.

# What is OECD?

First of all, let's briefly look over what experts mentioned about OECD.

 Nobel Prize winner, Lawrence R. Klein says...

"A major contributor to the impressive peaceful economic recovery in North America and Western Europe after the Second World War was the presence of what came to be the OECD. Once again, OECD is needed for a new economic expansion in the wider economic community, covering enhanced OECD, that can bring economic development throughout Asia, Latin America and Africa."

Nobel Prize winner, Edmund S. Phelps says...

"The OECD Secretariat is the central nerve-center for professional economics and policymakers in OECD countries and an invaluable resource for the whole world."

# Did you know?

* Did you know? The OECD is the main reference for the certification and standardization of certain agricultural commodities and inputs.

* Did you know? The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an internationally standardised assessment, jointly developed by participating countries and administered to 15-year-olds in schools. 

* Did you know? As early as 1996, in its strategy paper Shaping the 21st Century, the OECD pioneered a set of concrete development objectives that could be measured and monitored over time. 

# Then, Where is OECD?

City of Sky and Love! Paris 75016, France 

The Château de la Muette has been home to the OECD since 1961. Situated on the sophisticated west side of Paris, it is within walking distance of the Bois de Boulogne.

Beautiful place where the conferences participated by experts from all around the world is gathered all together!

# Why OECD is so special?

1. Center of the international network of policy makers.

2. Engage with talented and intelligent people from different backgrounds in public sector who came all across the world.

3. Growing knowledge network where you make difference

4. High profile research and discussion which would blow up your mind!

-> Check it out for the further information:

OECD Internship Programme

Young Professional Programme

=================================================================

Followings are details regarding the OECD Internship Programme

<OECD Internship Programme details>

These internships are open for full time students who:

• are enrolled in the field of economics or in another discipline related to the work of  the OECD (social affairs, trade, agriculture, development, education, employment, environment, finance, fiscal affairs and statistics, amongst others);
• master English or French and have the capability of drafting in one of these languages; a knowledge of the other language would definitely be an advantage, as would knowledge of other languages used at the OECD;
• are capable of working in a team in a multicultural and international environment, and
• are part of a Corporate Programme with one Partner University or can benefit from a Memorandum of Agreement between their University and the OECD.

<OECD Young Professional Programme>

Who are the Young Professionals?

Candidates who are interested in the objectives of the OECD in promoting international policy co-operation, understand the issues involved in international work, and who possess the analytical and drafting skills which enable them to contribute to policy-related studies.
The next intake of Young Professionals will take place in summer 2015. Please register your candidate profile for email alerts and notification of the vacancy opening.

Am I eligible for the Young Professionals Programme?

Candidates must have the nationality of an OECD member country and be born on or after 1 January 1982.

The ideal candidate has:

• Advanced academic degree in a subject of relevance to the OECD's work .
• Candidates with Master's degree(s) should have gained a minimum of two years'  full time professional experience in related fields.
• Strong quantitative skills for the purpose of analysis demonstrated by academic achievement.
• Knowledge of country policies and institutions and an understanding of political and reform processes.
• An excellent written and oral command of one of the two official languages of the OECD (English and French) and working knowledge of, or willingness to learn, the other. Knowledge of other languages would be an asset.