如何進入聯合國工作?
能否給出一些大致的方向?
作為聯合國的前實習生,這裡我就拿實際申請的流程與經歷談一談。
忐忑不安地申請聯合國實習
愛丁堡大學快畢業的時候,正著急找實習工作,想著自己非洲研究碩士能幹啥呢?說真的,當時一頭霧水,於是開始向老師、學長學姐們諮詢。有個曾在聯合國糧農署工作過的學長建議我,何不去試試聯合國的實習,你可以的。
聯合國,一個高大上超出我認知範圍的組織,從未進入過我的視野之內。即使在國外讀書,跟各國朋友交流,自己比之前國際化,但聯合國始終只是個遙遠的概念。
「我可以嗎?試試吧,反正不花錢。」23歲我想法也簡單,國外的生活也讓我變得更有闖勁。既然申請不花錢,那就去做。於是乎,抱著忐忑不安的心情,懷著一種模糊的激動,開始搜尋、開始申請、開始準備。
直奔主題,用最直接的方式,搜索聯合國官網。進入高逼格的聯合國網站,細緻地閱讀內容,終於找到了Internship Programme這一項。看著英文介紹,發現真得還蠻簡單的。之前的擔憂,顯得有些多餘。
Internship的職位有很多,要選擇適合自己的,有environment affairs,political affairs,humanitarian affairs,economic affairs,information management,peace operation,conference management等等。作為一位社會科學的學生,我選擇了social affairs intern。實習地點也有很多,紐約、日內瓦、韓國仁川、曼谷、聖地亞哥等等,涵蓋全球,所以可選擇項也很多。考慮到實習期間費用自理,可以往來中國的,我選擇了亞洲國家,首選泰國曼谷,聯合國亞洲總部所在。
什麼時候都不要打無準備之戰
準備申請材料,填寫網路表格的過程跟自己當初申請國外大學的時候十分類似。最耗費心神的是一封personal statement:你為何覺得自己適合這份職位,你能為工作做出什麼貢獻等等。
我認真地思考這幾個問題,同時利用好身邊的資源,請教愛丁堡大學的老師,曾經在聯合國的朋友,也認真研究聯合國的宗旨、章程等內容。
精心地寫出1200字左右的PS。先簡單介紹自己:國籍、專業、學校、興趣,著重突出自己是愛丁堡大學非洲研究中心半個世紀以來第二位中國籍學生。接著講訴為何選擇了非洲研究這個專業,並獨自一人前往非洲尚比亞調研,取得豐碩的成果。強調自己的好奇心和執行力,能在短時間內勝任高強度的新工作。
之後,轉入在愛大的學習生活,不僅主持愛丁堡地區華人華僑春節晚會,跟各國同學交流,跟導師互動,參與社團活動等等。說明出自己在多元文化的氛圍內,能很好地生活、學習、社交,並且尊重對方的文化傳統,特別在跟非洲同學往來的時候。
然後,設想進入組織實習,將帶入更多中國的元素,加強和發展中國家的聯絡,如非洲亞洲等。最後,再次請求他們認真考慮我的申請,一定不會讓他們失望。
每個個人品質的表現都以事實為依據,開頭就講明主旨,不拖泥帶水,不拐彎抹角,完全西式的行文結構。
第一稿自己看,第二稿請老師看,第三稿請朋友看,三次潤色,三次檢校proof reading後,才往上傳。
表格的其他內容就比較簡單了,包括學校,學歷,推薦人聯繫方式,年齡,國籍什麼的。像英文水平怎麼樣等,表格上都沒有詢問到,專業其實也沒什麼限制。填完資料後,第一個職位申請材料就可以運用到其他職位了,所以我毫無顧忌地把所有亞洲國家的social affairs intern都給點了。廣撒網嘛!
漫長的等待不一定是石沉大海
現在我的耐心比以前好多了,特別經歷過聯合國申請的等待,著急的人估計要石化了。從網上遞交申請開始,整整無音訊三四個月的時間,發郵件問進展也還是請耐心等待。真是個磨人的過程。大組織就是這樣,走程序相當慢。三個多月後,我收到了一封郵件,來自聯合國亞太經社委員會人事部,恭喜我被選入韓國仁川東亞和東北亞次區域事務處的實習機會,事務處官員會直接聯繫我進入面試環節。
當時把我個激動的,基本上都忘記有這麼個事兒了,突然天降喜訊!韓國也好的,沒去過,滿心期待。回復郵件後,就開始查找亞太經社委員會的信息、次區域事務處的信息。該事務處主要面向東北亞六國:中、韓、朝、日、蒙、俄,針對經濟合作、環境治理和社會問題共同解決。
聯合國的信息都透明公開,準備面試、筆試的,最直接的方式就是搜他們的網站,下載他們的資料大量閱讀。
安靜地又等待了一個月的時間,我收到了事務處的郵件,問詢我實習的時間空檔是幾月到幾月,何時有時間面試等。事務處人事主管是P4的高階聯合國官員。聯合國專業等級從P1-P5,高階的還有D1-D2。一般來說,P2的官員是碩士學位加3年工作經歷,或本科學歷加5年工作經歷。
激情飛揚的面試
那天愛丁堡的天氣一如往常,陰沉寒冷,刮大風。我的寢室是租在外面一個10幾平米的小單間,一個星期60鎊。昨天我剛打掃過,煮上了飯,電飯鍋里的飯香四溢,讓人心情平靜。小房間面朝公園後山,恬靜安詳,偶有行人經過。窗戶很大,一打開,就能飄進很清新的空氣。我早早地起床,大概7-8點得樣子,外面還很暗,英韓相差8個小時,韓國已經是下午3-4點了。打開電腦的Skype,等了5-6分鐘,Skype按時響起,對面傳來了一位女士的聲音。她就是我將來在聯合國實習的導師,來自日本的Yuko女士,從聲音就感到了她的知性。她介紹了幾位面試官,人力資源的Ka-fa WANG,跟我聯繫的高階官員;事務處的director Rama,原來是哈佛大學的教授。
問題首先由Yuko開始,她對我選擇非洲很感興趣,為何會選擇非洲,那裡有什麼突出的社會問題?導師她是菲律賓大學社會科學博士,對人口老齡化等有很深的研究。我輕車熟路地回答了她的問題。特別是提到對未知領域的好奇時,都激動了!Rama也肯定了我的熱情,同時也想知道我對將來的規劃,作為一個中國人在英國學習非洲研究。我強調了自己希望貢獻社會,做更多事情助力大眾的生活改善。所以NGO或政府機構會是首選。大概15分鐘,面試就結束了,最後幾分鐘Ka-fa再跟我確認下時間。一個星期後,我就收到了通知書,終於順利地成為聯合國的實習生,地點在韓國仁川。
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通過聯合國的青年專業人才(YPP)項目可以進入聯合國當國際公務員(international civil servant)。我最近採訪了一位通過這個項目進入聯合國的經濟事務官員,詳細信息我貼過來了,供大家參考。
IDCC知道12月4日就是一年一度的聯合國青年人才項目考試,為了幫助大家更好地準備考試,我們特別邀請了聯合國經濟官員Michael Milligan為大家答疑。Michael參加了2010年的YPP考試並過關斬將進入聯合國,現任職於拉丁美洲和加勒比經濟委員會(UN ECLAC)。
感謝大家對本次活動的支持,我們收到了很多非常好的問題,現將Michael給大家的解答整理如下:
General questions about working in the UN:
Q: What』s it like to work in the UN?
Michael: Too big a question! Exciting, interesting and frustrating. The United Nations does a lot more than I thought it did and is involved in many sectors - my last post was primarily working with government officials in land registration and mapping agencies. You find working here that the organization has great potential to make a difference. The biggest reason it sometimes doesn"t meet that potential is because of its very closed hiring procedures and failure to put the right person in the job, and the now strong emphasis on the YPP programme is the United Nation"s efforts to change that.
Q: What is your typical day?
Michael: Well, let"s see. Work at my office starts and ends quite early (7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; work hours vary by duty station) so I wake up around 6 a.m., get ready and take a mini-bus to work. Then I set at a computer and type things, and occasionally have meetings and joke with colleagues. Today, for example, I reviewed a colleague"s article on free trade agreements and gave some (I hope) helpful notes; and we had a video conference with our ECLAC headquarters in Santiago to talk about our GDP forecasts for the countries in our region.
Q: There are so many UN offices, where should I pick if I were to work for the UN one day?
Michael: You would be quite lucky to have your pick of them! I"ve only worked at two offices, the Economic Commission for Europe and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, so I don"t think I can say which is the best out of the dozens of UN offices out there. I will point out that the YPP exam is only for selection to organizations in the United Nations secretariat, which doesn"t include every organization with "United Nations" in the name.
Q: Exactly how important is it to be multi-lingual in order to work for the UN? If you can advise, which languages should I learn first?
Michael: It depends. English, obviously, is essential for any job at the UN. Sometimes that"s all you need. In my last job, working in Geneva, French was only occasionally useful at work. To work in Latin America, you probably need to know Spanish or at least be ready to learn it.
Q: Is there career progression with the UN?
Michael: Yes, but not automatically. Some people come in at the entry-level (usually P2) and stay there for years; some move up quickly. Promotions are (in theory) merit-based.
Q: What specific policy areas does your work cover?
Michael: I study the economic issues of the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. This includes, among other topics, economic growth, trade and foreign direct investment.
YPP specific questions:
Q: What is your background? Which part do you think makes you stand out as a YPP candidate?
Michael: I have a Ph.D. in economics from the University of New Mexico and taught economics as an assistant professor at Pusan National University, South Korea, for two years before coming to the United nations. When I began working at the United Nations I found that I had already been to and lived in more diverse places than a typical United Nations worker!
I think among YPP candidates I mostly stand out because of my winning smile and quick wit ;).
Q: What has been one highlight of your work as a YPP?
Michael: Not sure why some of the questions relate to my work at the United Nations and some to my work as a YPP as these are the same thing! Well in my last job at the ECE I got to travel a lot, about once a month, all over Europe and the former Soviet Union. That was PRETTY cool.
Q: Tell us how you prepared for your YPP?
Michael: My exam was on economics. To prepare for this, I taught economics at a university for two years ;). I also looked up sample exams on line.
Q: What resources did you use to prepare for the exam?
Michael: Textbooks on economics, especially international economics, and sample exams online.
Q: What resources were actually useful for the exam?
Michael: See above. There is, I think, also a Yahoo! group for those interested in the exam, but I didn"t use it to prepare.
Q: The sample exams on UN careers website are helpful, but I still would like to hear you talk a little about the structure of the exam. Is that okay?
Michael: Yes, it is OK.
Just kidding. Well first of all I"m not really a YPP. When I took the exam it was called the National Competitive Recruitment Exam (NCRE). They later changed the name to YPP and the exam format too. So the written exam was a bit different for me. When I took it there were two parts - the English text-summary part, which was quite easy for me as a native speaker, and the economics part. The economics part was a fair opportunity to show what you knew about economics, I thought. It involved several short answer questions and a few long answer questions. There was no question I didn"t know how to answer. Then again they never tell you how you did, just if you passed, so it"s possible I barely got by! They say the exam is harder now than when I took it.
After I passed the written exam, I was flown to New York for the oral exam. Questions focused mostly on current events and on the structure of the United Nations; I knew little of either. So I printed out a bunch of information from United Nations websites and bought every current events periodical I could find at the airport bookstore on my way to New York. I had a LONG flight there from Korea so I just studied the whole way and ended up doing pretty well during the oral exam.
Q: English is my second language so I』d like some advice on how I can train myself to summarize long texts for the general exam. Do you have any suggestion?
Michael: Practice, practice, practice.
Q: About the general paper, could you please tell me the grading standards of summary part that you thought might be? Are the multiple choice questions just facts about UN? Could you please give me some specific ideas on that?
Michael: They don"t tell you how you did so I can"t really say about grading standards. When I took the exam, there was no multiple-choice section.
Q: My handwriting is not very good. Should I be concerned?
Michael: I have very bad handwriting. I am always concerned about this with such exams so I printed my answers very, very carefully.
Q: Hong long did it take for you to get in the UN?
Michael: 32 years.
After I took the written exam, it was 13 months until I began my job.
Q: Are there any drawbacks of being a YPP?
Michael: Yes. The United Nations is very much a "cronies" network. Many supervisors do not like being forced to hire someone who passed an exam instead of being allowed to hire people they know. Since the United Nations started a push to seriously promote the YPP only in recent years, it is not likely you will have a boss who is a YPP.
Q: Are there other ways to get into the UN since I am 32 next year and won』t be qualified for YPP anymore if I don』t get in this year?
Michael: You can always apply to a posted opening; it does happen sometimes that people get hired via a competitive process other than the YPP programme.
Q: If I fail this time around, what advice would you give me to better prepare for future YPP applications?
Michael: Study.
Q: Can you tell me a little about your experience so far as a YPP?
Michael: I thought I just did?
Q: Are there any way you think the YPP scheme could be improved?
Michael: Yes. I think there should be positions above P2 reserved for those who passed the YPP. It could also be a good idea to have P1 positions available for those who pass the exam and have less experience. Most people who pass are in their late 20s or early 30s and so are not necessarily "young professionals".
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和一對中國籍的在聯合國秘書處的夫婦交流過。兩人畢業於浙江大學德語專業,後到北京外國語大學聯合國口譯班(具體名字不記得了,可以查一下,現在還有)學習兩年之後,直接通向聯合國,在聯合國工作了近20年時間,現在是聯合國秘書處相關部門的負責人。
我的一位學姐,浙大畢業,在密西根大學讀東亞文明研究,最近申請到了聯合國的實習,已經開始實習,有留任機會。
按照他們的話說,現在聯合國是越來越難進了,但是中國人進聯合國的機會在上升,因為聯合國工作席位有一部分是根據會員國的會費數額確定的(參見讀書頻道 - 新華網 之國際公務員),中國繳費在上升,所以相應的國際公務員配額也在上升。
對於中國人而言,如果你會英語,會法語,優勢會非常大。因為聯合國對中國人和阿拉伯人的要求是會兩種語言即可(中文+其他一種語言),而其他民族人要求是三種語言(native+其他兩種)。如果你會三種,還是中國人,優勢就很大。
另外再加一句,對於法律人從國內進入聯合國,似乎比較困難。據說前幾年在國內針對法律從業者進行了入聯考試,最後沒有一個通過。此事真實情況沒有考證,不一定是真的,但入聯合國法律事務部門甚至國際法庭,確實有相當的難度。
沒工作經驗的或者工作經驗少的想申請P-2的果斷YPP撞運氣,或者申請intern然後轉consultant然後刷著工作經驗苦等P2職位放出來【按照目前的現狀不砍P2的職位就感謝上蒼吧】;或者攢滿項目經驗工作經驗人脈寬廣位於事業尾聲的進去相對容易。field service要比hq的職位相對好申請。總結的話三個字:看造化。
碰巧去聽了他們的宣講:
抓了幾張ppt:
總的來說很難,主講人建議有志於此的多試幾次,多選擇幾種途徑。
對了,學歷要高,沒記錯的話,最少碩士。
今天好冷。
記於清華。
聯合國在招人吶,聯合國網站中文,工作機會。在聯合國實習會容易一些,工作機會|實習方案。不過最起碼要熟練英語或者法語。
剛進入聯合國旗下的一個組織完成一個為期數月的項目,因為組織人數比較少,就不自報家門了,看到前面的回答都有點寬泛,我就試著從一個從事科學性工作的角度來說說我的經驗吧~
如果你是一個專業人士,比如學環境保護,植物保護,衛生醫療類的畢業生。碩士是最最基本的要求,一般而言,更偏向選擇博士。專業上的指標必須是上得了檯面的,比如發表文章,學術獲獎,出色的研究生成績等等,當然,把你的出色用一份漂亮的簡歷展示出來也是至關重要。然後就是一個渠道問題啦,如果有心,可以主動找找與你專業相關的組織,比如衛生組織,糧食農業組織等等,去到他們的官網,然後可以找到相應的招聘信息,將準備好的文書發郵件到地址,就靜候佳音吧。
不得不提一下,一個好的介紹人是幫你加n多分的,如果你恰好有導師,學校領導什麼的在聯合國相關部門任職,死乞白賴的求求他幫你轉發一下簡歷,真的有意想不到的好效果。
ps,英語水平真的很重要,因為面試官很有可能都是老外…謝邀。
參軍入伍去維和。
你可以參加YCPP這個項目,在2014年成立,參加這個項目可以去到日內瓦聯合國培訓,並能在培訓過程中直接提交自己的簡歷,獲得面試機會。每期學員會有3個在聯合國分支實習的機會,一個在聯合國總部實習的機會。如果實習優秀,就能獲得留任。
據我所知,聯合國傾向於招他們已經認識或者熟悉的人,比如曾經的實習生,consultant,或者合作方,當然不是絕對。人脈非常重要。
提供兩種成功率最高的方式:
1.在校學生(最好在歐洲或美國讀碩博):通過聯合國網申或導師推薦,很容易申請上假期實習生職位。例如:我的一位師妹在荷蘭讀國際法,其導師作為業界大拿經常出席UN會議,師妹在畢業前申請實習時直接由導師推薦進入聯合國維也納中心工作。
2.在職人員(最好屬於有一定經驗的專業人才):國家部委或對口單位推薦,直接定向申請比較容易。例如:我的一位前輩就在專業領域經常為外交部服務的律師,後經部委相關領導的推薦,申請進入紐約總部工作。
PS:對於樓上有一些答案中提出的法律較難被選中的說法,個人覺得有些絕對。由於工作關係,我在聯合國接觸過一些工作人員,主要分為兩種:一種是專業對口聯合國任職部門的科學家(比如在原子能機構任職的核物理學家),另一種則是專業為法律的外交官或律師(不過國際法居多,例如UNCD、UNOOSA等部門)。
以上答案主要依據個人工作經驗,供參考,不足請指正。
我是直接申請就進去了,我是做活動策劃的,招募到了公關部
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對於大多數普通人來說,最常見的就是直接在聯合國的官網 UN Careers 進行搜索。第一步,選擇你感興趣的部門、地點、級別等,然後從搜索出的結果中進一步選擇具體想要申請的職位。第二步,在官網上註冊賬戶,詳細填寫個人信息(比較繁瑣耗時),包括學習經歷、工作實習經歷,cover letter等,同時還要有三個推薦人的信息(不需要提供推薦信,但要有推薦人的具體職位和聯絡信息)。第三步,發送完申請之後耐心等待對方聯絡,時間可能長達幾個月。我當時申請了聯合國的幾個不同的實習職位,有一個是在一個月之後聯絡我的,另一個是在四個月之後聯絡我的。第四步,收到聯絡郵件後,看對方要求,有的要提供writing sample之後篩選面試,有的直接約時間面試。第五步,面試一般是Skype面,主要問的是跟你申請的職位相關的信息,以及你以前的經歷、做的項目等。第六步,如果通過面試,一般很快就能拿到offer。
分享這些經歷,是希望有更多的中國學生、青年能夠在聯合國實習、工作,加油哦!
請先搞清楚你自己的職業規劃,你為什麼想要進入聯合國,進入之後你有什麼打算等等
be a man, use your hand~
我現在其實在申請的是G4的工作,因為G5現在招的是IT類的,跟我關係不大。在我看來每個人都想申請P類職位,難道G類職位就不重要嗎?之所以申請G類職位是為以後在NGO工作做準備。看到上面有個人說是做活動策劃的被招到公關部了,我也做活動策劃的,而且國際事件管理碩士,但是我沒打算申請P類職位,也沒想能夠去公關部工作。我想要的就是通過自己的努力在NGO的平台上出一份自己的力就好了。
今年大四,學校是國內某雙非院校。外事處最近發布了聯合國的招募信息。看了下崗位還不少,我想報名但又覺得希望不大。如果你還是在校生不如去學校網站上看看。
本人家人今年去維和部隊工作了,是單位選拔的。
在任聯合國官員,也來強答一個
YPP是一種途徑
但是我不是YPP進入聯合國的
聯合國有很多contract 而且下面機構會在官網定期更新position 各位小盆友可以多多關注
如果聽過社招 即招聘有經驗的
先是官網投簡歷 需要註冊填寫
然後通過篩選了,一般有筆試和面試兩部分,而且筆試內容是情景題目 就是會給一段假設或者報表 再去作答
如果筆試通過了 就會到面試環節 那幾率就很大嘍 全英文面試 請自行準備相關問題
噢啦
謝邀!
覺得其它人己經答得比較清楚了。
只能送上我的祝福,祝你順利入圍!
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