ASSESSMENT TYPE
Administered as separate tests
during same 48-hour testing
window (SPT & DST)
Voluntary SelfAssessment
FORMAT
CONTENT
RELEVANT FOR
Open accessible
survey with multiple
choice questions
UN: Information regarding core values and
competencies. Designed to provide realistic job
preview and gauged fit for working at the UN.
POLNET: Description of job families and job profiles in
POLNET. Provides locations and possible career
scenarios.
Optional for all candidates
applying to any position in the
network vacancy exercise.
Online multiple choice
questions
Textual Reasoning: Ability to work with typical written
communication in UN / POLNET context.
Analytical Reasoning: Ability to work with information
in various formats to solve problems using logic and
other forms of analytical reasoning.
Situational Reasoning: Ability to work with others in
the UN work environment.
All eligible, non-rostered
candidates that apply to positions
at the P1-P5 level in the job
network that have not been
placed on the SPT exemption
roster.
A written response item intended to assess a
candidate’s ability to write a professional
communication. Applicants will be provided input
with all information required to answer the question
and be tasked to produce a briefing document of
approximately 400 words in 45 minutes.
At this time, all eligible, nonrostered candidates that apply to
positions at the P1-P5 level in the
job network are required to
complete the Drafting Skills Test,
regardless of exemption status
from the SPT.
Substantive Knowledge/Skills: Measures of job
knowledge and skill(s) relevant to the specific
position.
Applicants who have passed the
SPT (in a current or previous
exercise) and/or suitability
screening – hiring unit’s discretion
to run a substantive test.
UN Competencies: Evaluation of an applicant’s past
experiences to gauge their aptitude for apposition
and the UN more generally.
Substantive Interview: A further measurement of job
relevant knowledge and skills
Suitable applicants that have met
or exceeded the highest passing
test scores and been invited to
interview.
Standard Pre-Selection
Test (SPT)
Online written
communication
Drafting Skills Test (DST)
Online written
response question(s)
Substantive Test
Live online video
panel interview
Competency-Based /
Substantive Interview