The 3 biggest UN job application mistakes

It’s no secret that landing a job with the United Nations is highly competitive. Yet, despite receiving thousands of applications each year, the U.N. has difficulty filling a number of openings in unexpected locations.

“Everybody always applies to Vienna and Geneva … [but] sometimes it's surprising … We have our New York positions where nobody applies,” said Eva Maria Jansen, human resource officer at the U.N. Secretariat.