Job Application Support

Do you need support with your job application (CV, cover letter, etc.)? Perhaps you have been invited to a job interview and need help to prepare for it.

Choose what suits you best:

Check your application documents

You receive feedback to your CV (or UN and other application forms) and motivation letter, from the perspective of a recruiter.

Prepare for a job interview

You practice your interviewing skills (competency-based interview or other methodologies) with the help of our career counsellor. You are encouraged to talk about yourself, your past experience and how you address the questions you fear most. You receive feedback and advice.

Or do both

You receive feedback to your CV (or UN and other application forms) and motivation letter, from the perspective of a recruiter.

You also practice your interviewing skills (competency-based interview or other methodologies) with the help of our career counsellor. You are encouraged to talk about yourself, your past experience and how you address the questions you fear most. You receive feedback and advice.

For whom

Junior and experienced professionals in international cooperation applying for a job in a NGO, at the UN, in a development bank or with the federal government.
Professionals with no background in international cooperation who want to apply for specific jobs in humanitarian aid, development cooperation, economic cooperation or peace promotion.
This service is offered free of charge to Swiss nationals who prepare for an interview with one of cinfo’s 12 focus multilateral organisations (UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNV and UN Women; ADB, AfDB, AIIB, GCF, EBRD, IDB, IFC and World Bank). Exception: preparation for JPOJunior Professional Officer and UN Youth Volunteer interviews cannot be offered for free.

How

You can receive this support in person at cinfo in Bienne, by telephone or Skype.

Check your application documents: a single session of 60 minutes or a package of two hours (scheduled by agreement)
Prepare for an interview: a single session of 60 minutes or a package of two hours (scheduled by agreement)
Or do both: a package of two hours (scheduled by agreement)