http://workingworldcareers.com/2009/07/30/getting-a-job-at-the-un/ Careers in International Education, Exchange, and Development Sun, 02 Nov 2014 14:17:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://workingworldcareers.com/2009/07/30/getting-a-job-at-the-un/comment-page-1/#comment-2441 Mary B Sun, 02 Nov 2014 14:17:22 +0000 http://workingworldcareers.com/?p=1608#comment-2441 I have been trying to get a job in the UN for 5 years and it turns to be impossible. I have 2 masters degrees (one obtained in my home country and one abroad), speak 5 languages, work experience at the embassy and 2 years of work for the UN for free as a volunteer. I even moved to the country where many UN local positions are advertised and competition is less than for international positions. I tired to apply for low assistant positions as well. The only result for all these years was invitations to an interview and 2 tests. After analyzing the profiles of the people currently working in these UN agencies I found out that they always hire interns and then promote them for higher positions. So basically the only way to get there is after your graduation. I think the UN should not waste time of people like me saying that they have an open job competition. They mostly hire those who already work there and use other applicants to show that they have "competitive" hiring procedure. I have been trying to get a job in the UN for 5 years and it turns to be impossible. I have 2 masters degrees (one obtained in my home country and one abroad), speak 5 languages, work experience at the embassy and 2 years of work for the UN for free as a volunteer. I even moved to the country where many UN local positions are advertised and competition is less than for international positions. I tired to apply for low assistant positions as well. The only result for all these years was invitations to an interview and 2 tests. After analyzing the profiles of the people currently working in these UN agencies I found out that they always hire interns and then promote them for higher positions. So basically the only way to get there is after your graduation. I think the UN should not waste time of people like me saying that they have an open job competition. They mostly hire those who already work there and use other applicants to show that they have “competitive” hiring procedure.

]]> http://workingworldcareers.com/2009/07/30/getting-a-job-at-the-un/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Linda M Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:51:16 +0000 http://workingworldcareers.com/?p=1608#comment-390 Wow. That's for pointing out the excellent websites about the UN. That helps immensely. Wow. That’s for pointing out the excellent websites about the UN. That helps immensely.

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