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In a few interviews I attended this year, I struggled to understand a panelist’s English accent, particularly when questions were lengthy. Even after asking them to repeat, I sometimes couldn’t follow. On a few occasions, they moved to the next panelist to keep the interview on schedule.

How do you handle it professionally? Is asking for the question to be rephrased or shared in the chat acceptable?

I am happy about the fact that I was selected for UN job (somewhat of) but I am thinking if it is really worth it. Will it be a real career asset in the future (one year contract)? I am a recent master graduate in sociology (top school) speaking three official languages fluently.

Has anyone here had any experience with part-time P positions in the UN? For example, a P-2 at 50%, based at the duty station.

I'm curious how this actually works in practice. Do you work 4 hours every day, or can you do 2.5 full days a week instead? Is that something you negotiate? Also, how does it work with relocation benefits? Do you get the full entitlement or just 50%? And what about the step you're placed at?

And finally, what happens with pension contributions, health insurance and other benefits? Are those all reduced proportionally too?

Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who's been in this/similar sotuation.

Hi everyone!

I’ve been shortlisted for an internship at the World Food Programme (WFP), and I'm quite glad about it (even if I still need to see if I will be selected).

The role combines administrative and operational support, stakeholder engagement, communication, data analysis, reporting, and preparing documents and presentations.

I've been invited to complete an online assessment through the "iMocha platform" next week.

Unfortunately, the email doesn't provide much information about the assessment itself. It only says that there will be two separate parts, and that I need Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on my computer.

For anyone who has completed a similar WFP assessment through iMocha, or maybe has an idea, i would appreciate some insights:

• How much time does the assessment take ?
• Does it include logical reasoning, numerical reasoning, or other aptitude questions?
• What kind of Excel tasks are required? Are they mainly basic formulas and functions, or should I prepare for more advanced exercises? I'm guessing Excel will be one of the main components.
• What kinds of exercises are involved in Word and PowerPoint?
• What would you recommend to prepare for?

I'm not sure whether this is mainly a formal technical assessment designed to test specific skills, or something more informal intended to get a general idea of the candidate's abilities. It would be helpful to understand what kind of assessment to expect, so I can have an idea.

Any experiences or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!