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The UN doesn’t fall neatly into the category of either a government or a nonprofit organization, but it’s one of the most visible diplomatic and humanitarian organizations around. It’s also notoriously hard to get into—it follows quotas that specify how many people from each of its 192 member countries it can employ. And until the United States pays its back dues and reestablishes support for some of the UN’s missions, the process isn’t getting any easier for U.S. applicants.

The website posts job listings. The UN also conducts competitive recruitment exams each fall for young professionals (under the age of 31) for positions in select areas of the organization. It hires people in the technology, finance, and legal sectors, as well as interpreters, analysts, economists, and program officers. The UN also offers unpaid, two-month internships to graduate students at its New York headquarters.