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Young Professionals Programme for DSS
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Overview
• What are some other important things to do / remember for this exam?
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Applicants have been convoked for the first round if examinations
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countries represented in the applicant pool
This email contains a link to the exam website and two important pieces of information
unique to you:
Username: ######## (it will be a series of numbers, e.g. 462346)
Password: Letters, symbols, letters, numbers, caps (e.g. h&unprep1xD)
URL: https://assessments.un.org
Take-Away: COPY AND PASTE YOUR PASSWORD FROM THE EMAIL TO EXAM SYSTEM
2018/9 YPP Security Affairs exam consists of two exam papers totaling 6 parts
Take-Away: Total Test Time is 4 hours, that you can complete over a 8 hours period
Take-Away: Make sure you are familiar with the exam structure before starting the actual exam
You can attempt all of these exam parts in either English or French
You can switch between English and French at anytime during the exam (even during a
live test.)
You may make use of digital dictionaries if you come across a term you don’t understand.
Take-Away: Total Test Time is 4 hours, that you can complete over a 8 hours period
This exam part has one task that requires you to draft two responses.
The official languages are: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
Each response has a word limit, it is your responsibility to make sure your response is
within the word limit (use the # icon in the response box to count the number of words
you have typed)
Take-Away: Total Test Time is 4 hours, that you can complete over a 8 hours period
Step 3: between now and exam day attempt all practice exams a few times until:
You are comfortable that your computer is displaying everything correctly
That questions are loading at acceptable speeds
That your system is behaving stably, if not find somewhere else to do it
You understand how to navigated the exam system
Step 4: On 28 March 2019 between 5 AM and 1 PM NYC time attempt all 6 exam parts
(all 10 exam subparts).
Step 5: Double check that you have completed all the exam parts
Step 6: Complete the feedback survey and tell us about your experience.
Candidates will be presented with an integrity statement to which you must agree
before beginning the exam (read carefully!)
Candidates are prohibited from obtaining assistance from others during the test or
allowing someone else to complete the test
The exam is “open book” – candidates are allowed to use the internet, notes, books,
etc. while completing the exam
Candidates are prohibited from distributing, copying, or sharing by any means, any
material contained in the test (e.g., questions) and their responses to any questions
Step 3: Having made sure that the problem is not with your computer, browser, or
connection, click on the support link:
Make sure to enter your details as they appear in the exam system
Make sure to indicate which issue in the drop down list you are experiencing
First try the troubleshooting steps in the system before proceeding to log a ticket.
Step 4: Once your ticket is logged, wait for a response from one of our support
technicians
IMPORTANT! Between now and the exam window technical support is only available
during office hours NYC (09:00 AM – 18:00 PM EST)
Take-Away: USING THE RESOURCES PROVIDED TO SOLVE YOUR OWN ISSUES MAY BE
FASTER THAN WAITING FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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What are some other important things to do /
remember for this exam?
Is there a save button for the open-end exam part where I have to type a response?
There is no save button, the system saves automatically every 2 minutes in the
background. Should your time run out, the exam system will automatically submit
everything you have typed up-and-to that point.
Can I take the exam at another date and time if I have a legitimate reason?
In short no, the exam date and time has been carefully coordinated with the Department of
Security Affairs and a number of other UN stakeholders. However, serving staff may take
their convocation letters to their managers and request that they be granted leave to
take the exam. This may include travelling to a suitable location to take the exam.
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DISCLAIMER:
THE UNITED NATIONS HAS BEEN MADE AWARE THAT FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES
HAVE BEEN SELLING SERVICES RELATED TO THE UNITED NATIONS YOUNG
PROFESSIONALS PROGRAMME (YPP), INCLUDING APPLICATION REVIEW AND
PREPARATION FOR THE YPP EXAMINATIONS AND INTERVIEWS. SOME
COMPANIES CLAIM TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO UN INSIDE INFORMATION. PLEASE
BE AWARE THAT THE UNITED NATIONS IS NOT COLLABORATING OR
PARTNERING WITH ANY COMPANIES OFFERING YPP-RELATED SERVICES OF
ANY KIND. ANY SERVICES OR PROGRAMMES SOLD BY SUCH COMPANIES ARE
NOT SUPPORTED OR ENDORSED BY THE UNITED NATIONS.
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE ANY FEES AT ANY STAGE OF THE
YPP APPLICATION, EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION PROCESS.
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