[Nona]

Hello Ataylor,

I would assume its going to be technical questions.

best of luck

[Nona]

Dear Simkas,

Thanks for your supportive words.

Concerning your question, I am not sure if I can help much. But, I do believe that preference is sometimes given to internal candidates though its not the case in many times. During my work with UNICEF, I have witnessed recruitment of external candidates who are new into the system. Nevertheless, networking and connection always play role in the UN system which unfortunately I am not good at.

I personally have been trying a lot and submit hundreds of applications to all positions that fit my profile, but I am surprised I am not considered for most of them though they are similar to the function I was handling while I was working with them. This is my second selection in almost 2 years! But what I usually do, is to modify my application to the needs of the position and to highlight key achievements that the manager is looking for.

Also, I remember HR colleagues,mentioned that the do also consider other issues like, diversity of the team, your general profile and if it will fit within the context of the country you are applied for, and others.

I hope I am able to clarify things a bit, but I will encourage you to keep on trying. It will definitely workout. Just be patient.

Best of luck

Nadeen

[Nona]

Dear Sebastian,

Thank you for your great work and support.

I have applied for a P-3 position with UNICEF and have been invited for the written test, then interview, and last week was asked to share my Performance evaluation, but not the list of references.Please note that I have put 3 reference in my original application but when I checked with my pervious supervisor,she has not been contacted yet. Whats worth mentioning, my pervious assignment was with UNICEF as well but the contract has been expired.

I don’t know if this is a good sign or not, but as per my knowledge, HR will ask for the performance from the first best candidate and also do the reference check, but for me it was only the performance evaluation. Any thoughts on that?

Thanks in advance

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