For people that are not familiar with UN system but are aiming for it, promotion of job postings that are aimed for internal candidates are extremely common as almost every job posting has to be shared externally in UN because promotions are almost impossible. So keep that in mind if you notice that you are not shortlisted for a position you feel completely qualified for.
As an additional note, as far as I could see myself, UN positions often receive an insane amount of applications, often from overqualified candidates, especially since the beginning of this year, so keep that also in mind when applying to those positions.
I responded to a possibly very malicious scam posting on LinkedIn, to be a coach at an advisory group. I applied through LinkedIn and received an email saying that my application was approved and I was moving to the next step. The message was from a name that was usual and that I could not find on LinkedIn at all. There was no website listed anywhere in the email, and when I searched the company name on Google I couldn't find a website. And the email had a pdf attachment that I did not open because my good 'ole security training back in the day said that pdf's can contain malware. If this is happening it is quite nefarious.
For people that are not familiar with UN system but are aiming for it, promotion of job postings that are aimed for internal candidates are extremely common as almost every job posting has to be shared externally in UN because promotions are almost impossible. So keep that in mind if you notice that you are not shortlisted for a position you feel completely qualified for.
As an additional note, as far as I could see myself, UN positions often receive an insane amount of applications, often from overqualified candidates, especially since the beginning of this year, so keep that also in mind when applying to those positions.
I responded to a possibly very malicious scam posting on LinkedIn, to be a coach at an advisory group. I applied through LinkedIn and received an email saying that my application was approved and I was moving to the next step. The message was from a name that was usual and that I could not find on LinkedIn at all. There was no website listed anywhere in the email, and when I searched the company name on Google I couldn't find a website. And the email had a pdf attachment that I did not open because my good 'ole security training back in the day said that pdf's can contain malware. If this is happening it is quite nefarious.