Sessions

The 37 sessions of UN Inter-Agency Career Week 2026 covered in this archive, in chronological order. Each entry says what you can practically take away from the session and whether the page has full notes or is still a stub awaiting the recording. The agenda ran 40 sessions in total; three are not yet captured here.

On method. Each session was processed from its recording transcript through a small set of AI agents I designed for the job: one summarises the session, another extracts the reusable frameworks, a third converts the internal notes into the public pages you see. Every agent runs from a written spec that encodes voice rules, length budgets, and editorial judgement. AI handles the heavy lifting; I review every output and own the edits. Sessions whose recording has not yet been released or processed appear as stubs, marked accordingly.

Day 1 · Monday, 4 May 2026

• From the UN to the Private Sector · Pending stub
  Mindset shifts and translatable skills for UN staff moving toward private and hybrid roles.

• Inside the Recruiter’s Mind · Pending stub
  How recruiters at UNHCR, LinkedIn, and Michael Page actually screen applications, including under AI-assisted screening.

• Talent on the Move · Pending stub
  Senior UN leaders on how mobility shaped their careers, and how to use it as a development tool.

• Mapping Your Motivators for Career Choices · Pending stub
  Identify what truly drives your career choices, and use your motivators as a compass for better-fit decisions.

• Your Career, Your Conversation · Pending stub
  How to prepare for and lead the career conversation with your supervisor.

• A Mind-Blowing Tour of AI Tools to Accelerate Your Career · Pending stub
  Curated AI tools and prompts to accelerate every stage of your career, from drafting to networking.

• Opportunités de carrière aux Nations Unies pour les jeunes professionnels · Pending stub
  Postes de début de carrière à l’ONU pour les jeunes professionnels, avec conseils pour la candidature.

• Mastering Job Interviews: Turning Your Experience into Impact · Pending stub
  Common UN and non-UN interview formats, and how to communicate strengths under pressure.

Day 2 · Tuesday, 5 May 2026

• Private Sector Unlocked: How to Enter, Adapt, and Succeed · Pending stub
  How to enter, adapt to, and succeed in the private sector after a UN career.

• Mapping Professional Achievements to Job Application and Interview · Full notes
  Build a BASIC achievement bank, write achievements with R-CAR, run the Third Eye review, apply at 70% fit.

• Strengthening Your Adaptability Muscles, AQ: The Adaptability Quotient · Pending stub
  Concrete ways to strengthen the Adaptability Quotient (AQ) in shifting career contexts.

• From Sat Nav to Compass: Navigating Your Career in a Changing UN System · Pending stub
  Build clarity and confidence to take charge of your career as priorities shift across the UN system.

• Thriving Globally: The Human Side of Relocation · Pending stub
  The human dimension of relocation: stressors, identity shifts, and practical coping strategies for staff and families.

• Cómo dominar las entrevistas de trabajo · Pending stub
  Cómo prepararse para entrevistas en organizaciones de la ONU y otras, con estructura e impacto.

Day 3 · Wednesday, 6 May 2026

• Upskilling for the Future: How to Stay Marketable Inside and Beyond the UN · Full notes
  Skills audit, learning strategy, and signal-building for the next role inside or outside the UN.

• AI for Your Career: Practical Tools and Prompts for Career Management · Full notes
  Two AI prompts (fit analysis, 30-day development sprint), AI roleplay for interview prep, and a recruiter-side perspective.

• Breaking Down Job Descriptions · Full notes
  Read a UN JD with intention: colour-code requirements, map your profile against it, decide whether and how to apply.

• Managing Your Saboteurs: Removing Barriers to Your Career Growth · Full notes
  Recognise and disarm the inner saboteurs (judge, controller, hyper-achiever) that block career growth.

• Construye tu Asistente de Carrera con IA · Full notes
  Cómo construir tu propio asistente de carrera con IA, paso a paso.

• Career Development: How You Can Turn a Psychosocial Hazard into a Thriving Strategy · Full notes
  Recognise psychosocial hazards at work and convert them into a thriving career strategy.

• Skill Development and Professional Networking through Mentoring · Full notes
  How to enter, navigate, and contribute to mentoring relationships.

Day 4 · Thursday, 7 May 2026

• Habits under Pressure: Working More Intentionally · Full notes
  The habit loop, gratitude practice, and tiny-habit setup. Consistency beats intensity.

• Becoming a UN Volunteer: What is in it for you? · Full notes
  Categories of UN Volunteer roles, eligibility, and the hidden career and personal benefits.

• Leading from Within: Self-Awareness, Authenticity, and Inner Resilience · Full notes
  Self-awareness, authenticity, and inner resilience as foundations for leadership.

• What Remains When Everything Changes: Third Culture and Global Nomad Research · Full notes
  Insights from third culture and global nomad research applied to UN careers.

• Use Your Strengths to Boost Your Career · Full notes
  Identify your strengths, use them deliberately, pair them with realistic goal-setting.

• Building a Winning Profile from Application to Interview · Full notes
  Build a candidate profile from application stage through interview, with recruiter-side insight.

• Youth Engagement: Put in Practice! · Full notes
  How young talents in the UN system can be heard, supported, and grown.

• Make Career Moves with Confidence Using the 5i Framework · Full notes
  Make career moves with confidence using the 5i Framework: identity, intent, ideas, information, implementation.

Day 5 · Friday, 8 May 2026

• Behavioural Science for Career Development: Evidence-Based Steps for Action · Full notes
  Small, evidence-based steps that move from intention to consistent action.

• Beyond the UN Blue: Navigating Your Career Transition to Other IGOs · Full notes
  Career transition from the UN to other intergovernmental organisations such as OSCE and AIIB.

• Mastering Job Interviews: Turning Your Experience into a Lever for Success · Full notes
  Common interview formats and strategies for structured, compelling answers. (French session, summary translated.)

• The Skills Shift: Skills-Based Hiring and AI Agents · Full notes
  How skills-based hiring and AI agents are reshaping recruitment, and what it means for a UN career.

• Activating Inner Resources in Uncertain Times · Full notes
  How to activate inner resources during periods of uncertainty.

• Mentoring 2.0: From Top-Down to All-Around · Full notes
  From top-down to all-around mentoring, including reverse and peer formats.

• Working for Justice · Full notes
  Career paths and skills needed in the international criminal justice system.

• Own Your Future, Make Your Role Matter · Full notes
  Take ownership of your future and shape the role you are in, rather than waiting for it to be defined for you.

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