When hiring talent from the corporate sector, global public sector institutions and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have often struggled, particularly when trying to match private sector salaries.

Recently, non-profit wages have risen and the sector has benefited from a growing desire by businesspeople to join non-profit organisations. Now, however, job losses in the corporate sector mean NGOs and multi­lateral agencies have a different problem – how to sift through the deluge of job applications from recently laid-off executives.