CAREER RESOURCES
The NYLESA Career Support Team aims at providing members with resources and events to help you continue or restart your professional careers after relocating to New York City.
We are not able to land you a job directly but we eagerly share with you all the resources we have pertaining to careers in the US, so that you are better equipped to seek and get a job on your own. We also regularly organize peer meetings and workshops to give you additional tips and good practice, and meet other skilled professionals. Feel free to join us!
This career resource page gathers documents from UN and non-UN sources to walk you through your whole application process as well as your own business launching process. You will also find here relevant information regarding taxation.
Whether you are applying for a work permit, adapting your CV, searching for a job, writing your cover letter, practicing job interviews, considering starting your own business or simply networking, you should find on this dedicated page useful and relevant information.
If you have additional or more up-to-date resource you deem worth sharing, please reach out to the Career Support Team.
We wish you all the best for your career path in NYC!
Working in the US
Interested in working for US-based company or organization, setting up your own busniess or finding opportunities with the UN?
Click on the relevant tab or explore the extensive resources NYLESA has compiled for you!
RESOURCE
Guides to job search, resume & interview skills
Job search
- NYLESA Job Search Strategies (Holly White webinar recording and worksheet, Nov 2024)
- NYLESA Job Search Strategies Worksheet (Holly White webinar worksheet.pdf, Nov 2024)
- Job Search Courses for a Deeper Dive (LinkedIn)
- Job Boards to Consider (LinkedIn)
- ATS Best Practices (LinkedIn)
- My Find a Job Master Plan(LinkedIn)
- LinkedIn Cheat sheet – The Cheat Sheet for Advancing your Career (JOB SEARCH GUIDES – Career Sidekick)
- Vault Guide – Resumes and Job-Hunting Skills (New York Public Library resource)
- What US employers are looking for? (Jan 2012)
Resume - CV
- Creating a Winning Resume with Mukund Manohar – Samples and guides
- Creating a Winning Resume with Mukund Manohar – Presentation
- Competency-based Resumes (Career Table)
- Vault Guide – Resumes and Job-Hunting Skills (New York Public Library resource)
Interview Prep
- Interview Skills Career Table – Career Table Jul 2015
- Interview Strategies – Career Table May 2015
- Elevator Pitch – present yourself in less than 2 minutes – Career Table Apr 2014
- Interview Prep Sheet: The Top 30 Questions to Know Before Your Interview (JOB SEARCH GUIDES – Career Sidekick)
- Confident Body Language (JOB SEARCH GUIDES – Career Sidekick)
- Elevator Pitch for Jobseekers (JOB SEARCH GUIDES – Career Sidekick)
- The Complete Guide to Job Interview Answers (JOB SEARCH GUIDES – Career Sidekick)
- 9 Tricks to Calm Your Nerves(JOB SEARCH GUIDES – Career Sidekick)
- Master Competency-based Interview – Apr 2010
- Vault Guide Case Interview (New York Public Library resource)
- Vault Case Interview – Practice (New York Public Library resource)
Networking - Social media
- Releasing Twitter’s Full Potential – Career Table Dec 2015)
- Vault Guide Networking (New York Public Library resource)
Guides to self-employment or small business
Self-Employment
VIRTUAL HUB
EAD
- EAD Q&A Session (audio recording, Oct 2024)
- EAD Career Chat (Feb 2024)
Tax
- Tax Q&A Session with Anil Melwani, CPA (video recording, Mar 2024)
- Presentation to NYLESA on U.S. and International Taxation [Passcode: *!1z8HdB] (cloud recording, Mar 2024)
- Tax Q&A Session with Younten Jamtsho ( Audio Recording, Feb 2025)
Resume
- Creating a Winning Resume with Mukund Manohar (webinar recording, Oct 2022)
Intercultural
- Intercultural Communication Skills and Cultural Awareness (webinar recording, Sep 2024)
Job Search
- NYLESA Job Search Strategies (webinar with Holly White, recording & worksheet, Nov 2024)
Mortgages
- UNFCU US Mortgages Webinar (webinar with Andrea Merlesena, recording , Nov 2024)
Real Estate
- Real Estate Webinar (webinar with Dee Coffey, Isabel Pinto, Sasha Petukhova, Carole LeFlore, recording , Mar 2025)
Resource from the UN System
Host Country Registration (HCR)
If you get a consultancy with the UN, remember to inform report@un.org to change Host Country registration records. Read this information from this file link.
- UN Recruitment Process Career Table Briefing Sep 2015
- Global General Services Test (GS staff category test)
- PHP Tips and Tricks
1. Career Exploration
- Career Exploration Guide.doc (Guidelines from UNFPA)
- Career Explorations Skills Inventory (survey).docx (Guidelines from UNFPA)
- Career_Exploration_Webinar Recording_26 Jun 2019.mp4 (Guidelines from UNFPA)
- Career_Explorations_Webinar.pdf (Guidelines from UNFPA)
- Personal Values Worksheet Timeline Exercise.docx (Guidelines from UNFPA)
- Taking Stock Career Reflections.doc (Guidelines from UNFPA)
2. Personal Branding - Social Media
- Personal Branding _ Social Media Presence.pdf (Guidelines from UNFPA)
- Personal Branding _ Social Media Presence.pptx (Guidelines from UNFPA)
- Personal-brand-workbook_pwc.pdf (Guidelines from UNFPA)
- Social Media Presence _ Personal Branding_20190710.mp4 (Guidelines from UNFPA)
3. Career Connection Network
- Career Connections WEBINAR Participant Guide.docx (Guidelines from UNFPA)
- Career-Connection_Webinar Recording_20190716.mp4 (Guidelines from UNFPA)
- New_Career Connections.pptx (Guidelines from UNFPA)
4. Written Application
- Preparing_Written_Applications_Webinar_Slides_2019.pptx (Guidelines from UNFPA)
- Written Applications_ASRO_Oct 2019.mp4 (Guidelines from UNFPA)
- Written Applications_Participant Guide.docx (Guidelines from UNFPA)
- Written-Application_Webinar Recording_20190724.mp4 (Guidelines from UNFPA)
5. Competency-Based Interview
- Career Workshop_Interviewing for Applicants_Participant Guide.docx (Guidelines from UNFPA)
- CBI for applicants.pptx (Guidelines from UNFPA)
- CBI Guide UNAIDS 2010.docx (Guidelines from UNFPA)
- Competency Based Interview_Webinar Recording_20190807.mp4 (Guidelines from UNFPA)