💜Blue Book Insider Guide💜
Getting into the UN, the EU institutions, or any international organization can feel like trying to crack a code nobody wrote down anywhere. The 💜Blue Book Insider Guide💜 is that missing rulebook — a complete, insider-written roadmap that walks you through exactly how the international organizations recruitment process really works, from your first application to your final interview.
Written by Dora Pozsgai, a wonderful IO Ready Volunteer with first-hand experience navigating the Blue Book Traineeship, the guide distills real insider knowledge into one practical, no-fluff resource. This isn't generic career advice — it's the specific, step-by-step insider knowledge you need to actually move through Round 1, Round 2, and the interview stage of competitive international organizations recruitment.
Whether you're dreaming of a career in diplomacy, global governance, EU affairs, or the United Nations system, the Blue Book Insider Guide gives you the clarity and confidence to stop guessing and start applying strategically.
About IO Ready - International Organizations Ready
IO Ready was founded by Wiola Stasieluk, who broke into international organizations with no family connections, coming from a small Polish town, and public education to the field and no insider guide of her own — building a career across the OECD, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, and EU Delegations in Kenya and Kazakhstan. Along the way, she represented the EU at a cultural diplomacy event in Nairobi and worked alongside Kenya's President during the 2018 Paris Peace Forum. A Sciences Po graduate and now a sought-after keynote speaker on diplomacy and international careers, Wiola founded IO Ready on a simple belief: that most of what actually gets people into international organizations is never written down anywhere official — and that gap shouldn't decide who gets in and who doesn't. Through practical guides, events, and content across YouTube, Instagram, the Diplomatic Changemakers*OFF The Record Podcast, and Substack, IO Ready shares the insider knowledge needed to navigate IO and EU recruitment with clarity and confidence.
