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      Staff Assistant Interview

      Mar 20, 2017
      Anonymous employee
      Washington, DC
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at IMF (Washington, DC) in Oct 2016

      Interview

      I applied and I had to do an online skills test to be in the pool of pre-selected candidates. 4 weeks later I was called for an interview. The interview had a panel of 3 people. They all asked questions. It was in English. After this, they called me 1 week later to let me know that I had been selected.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      To give them an example of how I manage priorities.
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      Question 2

      How I deal with conflict.
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      2

      Other Staff Assistant Interview Reviews for IMF

      Staff Assistant Interview

      Nov 2, 2022
      Anonymous employee
      Washington, DC
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at IMF (Washington, DC)

      Interview

      HR reached out after 1 month of applying to schedule an interview. One round of interview with the team was performed before being offered the position. Overall very positive, but my virtual interview link didn't work the first try and I had to join via the new link, but everything else went well and was very organized.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What makes a good team player? Why do you want to leave your current job?
      Answer question
      2

      Staff Assistant Interview

      Jun 9, 2022
      Anonymous employee
      Washington, DC
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      The process took 3 months. I interviewed at IMF (Washington, DC) in Jan 2022

      Interview

      It took around eight months, had four interviews. One over the phone and three panels. Have good references ready because they check. There were also proof writing tests, I also had to do a presentation in PPT in one of the tests.

      Interview questions [5]

      Question 1

      How do you see yourself in five years?
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      Question 2

      What type of innovation do you bring into the team?
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      Question 3

      Do you know how to use sharepoint? Word? Excel?
      Answer question

      Question 4

      How do you manage stress?
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      Question 5

      If you don't know what to do, how are you going to act?
      Answer question
      3

      Staff Assistant Interview

      Jan 24, 2022
      Anonymous employee
      Washington, DC
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at IMF (Washington, DC) in Jun 2021

      Interview

      Two interviews. One with Division recruiter and one with the panel. Both were clear as to how my experience could benefit the Unit. One week after the interview, was contacted to let me know they would send a job offer.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell us more about your experience. What do you know about the IMF. How could you improve the job at the IMf?
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      IMF interviews FAQs

      • Staff Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at IMF with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 81% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Staff Assistant roles take an average of 47 days to get hired, when considering 21 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IMF overall takes an average of 55 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at IMF as a Staff Assistant according to 21 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Group panel interview:  22%

        Presentation:  16%

        Skills test:  13%

        Background check:  11%

        Drug test:  11%

        Personality test:  9%

        One on one interview:  7%

        IQ intelligence test:  5%

        Phone interview:  5%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Research Analyst(80) ;
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        3. Economist(56) ;
        4. Staff Assistant(46) ;
        5. Senior Economist(19) ;
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        10. Advisor(9) ;
        11. Extern(8) ;
        12. Summer Intern(8) ;
        13. Administrative Coordinator(6) ;
        14. Officer(6) ;
        15. Manager(5) .


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