I applied online through Inspira, the UN's job portal, in mid-September 2016. I received an invitation to take a filter test in October and a written (substantive) test in November. In December, I was invited for a panel interview which included the hiring manager and 4 staff members, three of which were involved in carrying out the interview. Toward the end of December, I was told I was selected for the position. They informed me that the contract from HR could be ready anywhere between two weeks to two months later. In late February, I received an automatically generated message from Inspira advising me that the job opening had been cancelled and received no further information or feedback from either the staff members involved in the months-long hiring process or human resources.