How to start a UN career

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Applying to get a UN system job? Is your Cover Letter the right fit for a UN system job?

Don’t know where to start, how do you structure your cover letter and what key language, UN values, skills and competencies should you reflect? Learn from UCC’s UN insiders that have applied, interviewed and secured UN system roles on how to craft a cover letter that stands out!

Gaining a job at the UN, as you most likely know, isn’t like most professions and requires some thought around how to build your experience and skills to your desired role.

We know how you feel, we have been there and know what it takes to start a UN system career. It can be daunting without any advice and thats why we created our ‘UCC insider guide’. Published by previous UN system staff with first hand experience of devising cover letters that worked!

Being familiar with the UN system, our UN insider experts share their advice in UCCs 20-page illustrated cover letter guide on how you can further improve your application documents using UN job specific skills and competencies, a clear structure as well as a sample cover letter!

Top insider tips on:

  • what to reflect in your cover letter

  • how to structure your cover letter

  • how to draft a cover letter that stands out

  • what pitfalls and common mistakes to avoid

  • key words and language to use

  • tips and insights on how to optimise your cover letter

  • specific examples & more…

Published by previous UN system staff with first-hand experience of devising cover letters that worked!

Download UCCs 20-page illustrated cover letter guide and save your valuable time searching the internet for answers.

Getting one’s foot in the United Nations system is not an easy task and, as you experienced, the application process is rather time-consuming and complex. Though reaching out for professional help, is not a guarantee for landing a job, we hope that our guide, insights and input will be useful for your international career endeavours. 

Learn how to craft a cover letter that stands out with UCCs 20 page Illustrated guide of cover letter tips

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