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Using AI responsibly in UNDP recruitment and selection
Using AI responsibly in UNDP recruitment and selection
UNDP People for 2030: People are our greatest asset.
At UNDP, our People for 2030 strategy recognizes that our greatest asset is our people. As we embrace AI to enhance recruitment and workplace practices, we remain committed to a human-centered approach where technology serves to empower, not replace, individual talent and judgment. By prioritizing transparency, fairness, human agency, and integrity we ensure that AI supports our personnel and our candidates for recruitment - helping everyone reach their fullest potential while upholding the values of UNDP:
🔷 Why This Matters
UNDP’s Recruitment and Selection Framework policy states that all recruitment and selection of staff members in UNDP must follow a rigorous, transparent and fair process.
Responsible use of AI helps you present your best, yet authentic self without compromising integrity or misrepresenting your experience.
🔷 Tips for Success
- Align your application with the UNDP Competency Framework and job specific requirements.
- Use real examples that demonstrate progressive responsibility
- Be ready to explain anything you submit - UNDP values transparency and integrity
- Leverage AI as a support tool, not a replacement for your professional or personal story
- Know that hiring processes involve various stakeholders such as shortlisters, interview panels, and hiring managers.
- Know that the objective of the assessment and selection process is to identify if you are the right fit for the position/UNDP and if UNDP/the position is the right fit for you. Presenting yourself authentically will facilitate an optimal result for all.
📌 Visit our UNDP Careers site to learn more about the UNDP recruitment process.
Candidate Checklist: Responsible Use of AI in UNDP Application and Assessments.
| ✔ | DO | ✖ | DON'T |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Use AI to proofread, structure, or improve clarity in your application | ❌ | Use AI to fabricate or exaggerate experience or qualifications |
| ✅ | Use AI to analyze job descriptions and understand required competencies and technical skills | ❌ | Copy and paste generic AI responses without adapting them to your experience and language style |
| ✅ | Prepare for interviews by practicing with AI-generated questions | ❌ | Use AI during live interviews |
| ✅ | Align your examples with UNDP’s Competency Framework | ❌ | Submit answers that do not reflect your voice and experience |
| ✅ | Be honest, authentic, and demonstrate progressive responsibility | ❌ | Mislead, inflate credentials, or bypass ethical standards |
| ✅ | Read instructions carefully, and use AI only where permitted and be ready to explain how you used it if asked. | ❌ | Use AI in any assessment where its use is not explicitly permitted. |
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| Use AI to research UNDP values, mandates, and programmes | ❌ | Violate UNDP’s principles of objectivity, transparency and accountability in a recruitment and selection process. |
