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Hey guys, got the jobsim notification a couple of hours ago, Social Policy. Good luck!

Trn, what's your job family? Congrats!

Nope. I got it on October 29 last year, so there's still hope.

No, nothing so far, but whoever's getting them should be getting them by now according to the timeline.

Job simulation invite, anyone?

http://careerdevelopmentroundtable.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/UNICEF_Job_Simulation_CDR.pdf

Maybe they have different stages for different job families. Anyway, good luck, and don't forget to post here when you get the invite for the JobSim.

Not quite sure what you guys mean by General test; perhaps the multiple choice questions during the application? I did end up being invited to the Online Assessment in the end and completed it week before last. I'd be great if people could post here when they receive the Job Simulation notification; I will when (if) I do.

Oh well, guess I didn't make it this year. Can I ask which job family you got the notification for? As for the online assessment there isn't any as such, you answer one of the technical essay questions in English and another in the language of the posting.

Hi there, Has anyone received an invitation to the online assessment this year?

It's that time of year again. Anyone out there applying this year?

Thanks for the input guys. Moving costs are not an issue, but I am very happy at my current job, which I got after applying for scholarships (I already turned one down). I'm just afraid turning down scholarships now might close doors for me in the future.

Hi guys, I'm in a big fix. I'm absolutely certain that I want to go back to gradschool in economics. I am an economist working in international development, with about 4 years experience in government and international organizations. But I feel I need more training in order to advance my career. My dream program has always been the MPA/ID at Harvard, to which I haven't applied so far for various reasons, but could apply to this year. My boss is a graduate and thinks I have a very good chance of getting in with a scholarship and all. The thing is that I have just received a full scholarship to do a very interesting degree in development in Europe (Erasmus Mundus MEDEG). There are three possibilities: 1. I decline the scholarship and wait to apply to the MPA/ID this year.; 2.I accept it, do the first year in Europe, apply to the MPA/ID, and if I get in move there after a year; 3. I just count my blessings and do the two years in Europe. What advantages/drawbacks do you guys see in each of these scenarios?

Disclaimer: originally posted on Urch, but did not get too many responses. Hope folks around here will be more helpful. I have a FB scholarship, and have been accepted with full funding to UMD-CP, Cornell, and UT-Austin for an MPP. I also just got a job as a consultant at the IADB in my country, and am getting really good work experience. When I applied for the FB, I had the Harvard MPA-ID in mind. However, I missed the application deadline. Now my boss is an MPA-ID graduate, and has said he'd recommend me and that as long as I get a good GRE I'm a shoe-in. Ultimately what I want to do is secure a staff position at IDB, the WB, UN, ILO and the like, doing policy-oriented research. Going on the FB to Maryland would mean I'd be close to DC, and so potentially work my way in to the IDB or WB through an internship or something. But unless I get a job at one of those, I'd have to come back to my country for 2 years (this is true regardless of the school), and job prospects here are basically nil except for government or consulting for IO's (which I've already been doing for almost 4 years). I don't really know what the career prospects in IO's are for the other two schools. So I have to decide whether to take the Fulbright and go this year to one of the three MPP's wherein I got accepted (not crazy about the curriculum in any of them), or hold my horses 'til next year so I can have a shot at my ideal program (the MPA-ID) or an acceptable substitute (a decent Econ PhD). All your thoughts are appreciated, specially since I have to decide by the end of next week.

I am applying to a master's degree/scholarship and in the application process one is given the opportunity to list any additional degrees/training one has undergone after completing undergraduate studies. I have two: a master's degree on a very closely related subject, in which I did very well, and another on a subject that is not directly related but is certainly a huge asset, on which I did not-so-well (out of 16 courses total, about 10 A's, 4 B's, but two C's; also did the first 12 courses first, went away to do something else, then came back and finished the remaining 4 after three years). Am I better off not mentioning that last degree? Will the two C's hurt my chances more than having that degree will benefit me? I am not required initially to submit a transcript, but am worried I might be asked to at some point, effectively ruining my otherwise spotless application. Thoughts?