United Nations Jobs Guide

A guide to success on United Nations Careers Portals. Find your job, apply and be ready for assessments and interviews.

What you'll learn

At the end of this course, students will effectively use on-line search tools, prepare a professional profile and applications for United Nations jobs
At the end of this course, students will be able to pass assessments and interviews for jobs advertised on United Nations Careers and Inspira on-line platforms

Requirements

Explore United Nations website to understand its structure and functioning.

Description

On completion of the United Nations Jobs Guide course you will be able to search, prepare and apply for United Nations jobs using

United Nations Careers Platform, and
Inspira Human Resources Gateway.

This course will not take you more than 3 hours to complete with video lectures, reading materials and practice; is based on the official "Manual for the Applicant on the Staff Selection System" (Inspira), version 3.0 and will also include preparation for

knowledge and skills assessments, and
competency based interviews.

Course structure:

Introduction to United Nations careers and jobs mapping;
United Nations Careers and Inspira;
The job application process;
Job openings in Inspira;
Evaluation criteria;
Pre-screening and eligibility rules;
Search, prepare and apply for job applications;
Assessments and interviews.

If you are looking for a job and you are interested in working for the United Nations, you will understand how job applications, assessments and interviews are evaluated and conducted, and you will get a great job.
Who this course is for:

If you are looking for a job or a promotion and you are interested in working for the United Nations, this course is for you.
If you just want to understand how applications are managed on staff recruitment systems and how can you have a successful application, this course is for you.