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Then…. Format RESUME like this: Full name, Location, Email, Cell and  LinkedIn  URL 3 job titles you can fulfil separated by vertical dividers. PAGE 1: 1. Professional Summary: What you are professionally + Who you are in terms of personal attributes. Max. 4/5 lines. 2. Core Competencies and Achievements: Bullet point skills and evidence with a major achievement ($, % etc ). Max. 7 bullets. Max. 3 lines per bullet. PAGE 2: 3. Professional Experience: Descending chronological order. Company name, Location, Job Title, Dates. 4/5 lines of responsibility description and other achievements not mentioned in section #2. Subsection: Earlier Work Experience 4. Education/Certifications. In descending order of importance. No dates for 40 years+ cohort. 5. Awards/Volunteer Work/ Publications, if applicable. Recent grads/Freshers: your order is 1,2,4,3. MILLIONS of people have recently lost their jobs, sadly. So make sure YOU stand out in the crowd! If you need templates for ATS resume and...

If you want a JOB, send a COVER LETTER! Like this..... Even if optional, submit one. Adapt this template: Dear <Name>, I am writing in regard to your job opening of <Target Role>. As a candidate with extensive experience in <job title>, I am highly skilled in <Hard Skills to JD>. The opportunity to join <Organization> greatly interests me because <Reasons>. As a holder of <Degrees, Certs>I can competently execute <JD Responsibilities>. I believe that I would make a valuable asset to your team and I offer my resume for your review. As per my professional summary, my qualities and experience make me highly suitable for the role of <Target Role>. I am highly regarded for <Transferable Skills>. I am proficient in <Systems>. Throughout my career, I have demonstrated the highest levels of service and commitment to the mission of any organization I have worked for. <List 3-4 achievements relevant to the JD>. Thus, if you ...

What is a UN roster? In most cases, a roster is defined as  a list of pre-assessed and endorsed candidates that can be hired for similar positions without a new competitive process. Often these rosters are established in two different ways: Rosters built based on a dedicated campaign. In this case, organizations are advertising a generic position, it could be a  Chief of Operations and Resource Management, D-1  with the purpose to be able to assess and place several talents in a roster to meet forecasted demand. If your organization’s rosters are built up this way, it is important to invest resources in outreach to not risk missing out on strong talents. The other way rosters are established is related to the recruitments for individual jobs. The organization interview four talents for the Chief of Operations and Resource Management position but only one can be selected. If more than one talent is recommended by the panel, the alternate candidates can be placed o...

Working for the United Nations is a dream for many of our followers and a great chance to make a good starting salary. The UN uses a salary scale that is predictable and in this article Impactpool's Director, Talent Acquisition provides tips how you can forecast and calculate your salary for all locations in the world. This tool is applicable to all UN agencies, Funds and Programmes. What also is fantastic with the UN's compensation policy is that the salary is completely gender-equal. Learn how to calculate your salary. When you work for the UN as a  staff member  your base salary is dependent on two different components namely: Base Salary. (Dependent on your grade) Location. (A different post adjustment depending on the cost at your work location) Previously, a 3rd component (Dependency Rate) had influence on your base salary. However, as part of the changes to the UN benefit package the dependency rate has disappeared as per 1 Jan 2017. To get a quick estimate ...

Have you ever felt that applying to the UN is like sending an application into the dark? We know ways to bring it back to the light. Our career advice can take you all the way to success! With your access to Impactpool Fellowship, you get all our career resources that can help you to improve your application and make sure that you pitch your application optimally. One major mistake is that many applicants don’t do their homework before applying. Many unsuccessful applicants don’t even read the job description carefully. We know for a fact that there is an over-representation of applicants that don’t meet the minimum three requirements (Years of experience, Language, and Education) for almost all UN vacancies that are published. It is obvious that many applicants apply without taking the time to understand what they are applying for. Here are a few tips for you. They might seem like common sense, but this is extremely important and you’ll be surprised how many that misses th...

Having a professional curriculum vitae or resume, with a clean design and well-ordered relevant information, is essential. However, changes to how recruiters view these documents mean that almost every part of the previous sentence is questionable! Today, having just one CV or resume is not reasonable. If you have only one then – for the reasons explored below – you will be hampering your job search. The idea of a “clean design” may well be attractive, and there are certainly some situations where the design will be of considerable value. However, due to the increasing use of applicant tracking systems (which will be discussed later), there are many situations where any design flourish could be a real barrier to getting hired! As for the question of the ordering of the various sections of your CV/resume even there, the correct answer may take you by surprise. Perhaps the only part of that first sentence that stands scrutiny is the idea that a CV/resume needs to contain relevant info...