Comments on: UN Job List: About the UN Job List

By: Sebastian Rottmair

Sebastian Rottmair — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:53:29 +0000

Very good idea. The challenge is that my site is fully automated. Any idea on how to make this tagging possible anyways?

By: Sharad

Sharad — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:48:32 +0000

Hi Sebastian.

A lot of thanks first of all to make it easy for everyone and facilitate a single window of opportunities from the UN Common System. Just curious to know if it is possible to perform a search by the Job areas e.g. Finance/ Accounting, Administration, Human resources, IT etc. (something similar to an advanced search)

I know there’s a facility to do a keyword search but this would be more useful. Wonder if your robots can identify some keywords in the job descriptions and apply TAGs to the vacancies

Thanks for your response in advance.

By: nandu

nandu — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 03:57:06 +0000

Wonderful Job Sebastian !

By: Sebastian Rottmair

Sebastian Rottmair — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:11:33 +0000

Hi Joe,

actually that’s not me – that’s the advertising organisation. My robots are out there every day and within 24 hours any job is on the LIST. So the best tip I can give you is to check the new jobs (http://unjoblist.org/lists/NewJobs) every day.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:26:07 +0000

Congrats for the great service! I am not sure of which resources you have to manage the massive work load of this site, however vacancies seem posted sometime very close to the deadline. What can be done to prevent this killer factor?

By: Sebastian Rottmair

Sebastian Rottmair — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:24:57 +0000

1) It’s hard to get a P2 if you’re not a YPP. P3 is theoretically easier but more competition from withing the house…

2) Experience relates to “relevant” experience. That is everything that helps you doing that job. It does not mean that you have to have done that job for 5 years already.

3) I’m not an YPP insider so honestly, I don’t know. I know that in general there is ample flexibility in the UN system and often amazingly many ways to change your career at a later point in time. However, I would still encourage you to pursue what you like best and not bank on the option to change at a later point in time…

Good luck! Sebastian

By: Sebastian Rottmair

Sebastian Rottmair — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:16:49 +0000

Yes, they are – any international job is for everyone in the entire world (provided the other requirements such as a Master’s etc. are met). National jobs are typically only for people who have a local work permit but it depends a bit on the country.

By: Sarah Vandenbergh-Edwards

Sarah Vandenbergh-Edwards — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:32:33 +0000

Dear Sebastian,

I would like to know if EU citizens (EEA nationals) are eligible to apply for UN vacancies overseas, particularly at the UN headquarters in New York?

Many thanks in advance.

Kind regards,
Sarah

By: Cordelia

Cordelia — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:34:40 +0000

Hi Sebastian,

Again thank you so much for your contribution. I have three quick questions that you might be able to answer:

1) Do you know how frequently P2/P3 positions are given to people who have not taken the NCRE exam?

2) In your experience, when positions are listed that require let’s say 5 years of specific experience within a certain field, can the person who wins the position have experience that deviates from that?

3) If I take the YPP exam and am successful in that category (for example humanitarian) can I cross over later into political positions?

Thanks so much again!

By: Sebastian Rottmair

Sebastian Rottmair — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:16:08 +0000

Thanks a lot. If you want to help you tell your friends about the LIST