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    United Nations Reviews

    Updated November 17, 2018
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    António Guterres
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    • "It was unfortunately an unpaid internship" (in 38 reviews)

    • "Cannot be converted to full time" (in 28 reviews)

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    1. "Officer"

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      Current Employee - Officer in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Officer in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at United Nations full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Great benefits! Amazing colleagues, interesting work.

      Cons

      Mobility is limited. Finding new opportunities is difficult.

      Advice to Management

      Reform and overhaul HR policies.

    2. "Financial Analyst"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      vocations, salary, social network, events, airport shortcut

      Cons

      less efficient, plays of power, repetitive,

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    3. "Yet another reform steaming ahead with little direction or concern for results"

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      Current Employee - Programmer Officer in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Programmer Officer in New York, NY
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at United Nations full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      The calibre of staff is very good and the multicultural environment amazing

      Cons

      The calibre of senior management is hit or miss...

    4. "HR associatr"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at United Nations full-time

      Pros

      Benefits, time off, opportunity for growth, great leadership, diversity

      Cons

      There are no significant cons to report

      Advice to Management

      Keep it up

    5. "Excellent employer to work for"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at United Nations full-time

      Pros

      Feeling of purpose, contributing to international development

      Cons

      Sometimes overly bureaucratic, cumbersome processes

    6. "Personnel practices stuck in the past"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at United Nations full-time

      Pros

      International diversity makes for a great experience.

      Cons

      It adds a whole new dimension to the term 'bureaucracy'.

      Advice to Management

      It would be prudent actually to implement the proposed reforms before the donors completely lose heart.

    7. "Intern"

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      Former Employee - Intern in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Intern in New York, NY

      I worked at United Nations (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Amazing experience, great colleagues and you learn and participate to high level meetings.

      Cons

      The internship was unpaid and the living costs of New York are really high!

    8. "Data Analyst Intern at UN"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY

      I worked at United Nations (Less than a year)

      Pros

      very flexible working pattern everyday, you can even work from home.

      Cons

      Most of the colleagues are not willing to change, and they are stick to manually solve problems.

    9. "Great Employer"

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      Former Employee - CTED Advisor in New York, NY
      Former Employee - CTED Advisor in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at United Nations full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great team, professional, networking, social benefits and improving skills

      Cons

      posts can be all around the world, but this is also great if one is willing to travel and get to know new cultures, people and challenges

    10. "Great organization but things don't move fast enough"

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      Former Employee - Senior Advisor in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Senior Advisor in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at United Nations full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Meeting great people, working on great projects

      Cons

      Things don't move fast enough - a BIG BIG bureaucracy

      Advice to Management

      Make things move faster

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