I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at World Bank Group (Washington, DC) in Aug 2009
Interview
I interviewed for 1.5 hours with three senior staff members. I then had two hours to prepare two separate written documents for a blog and for a PowerPoint presentation based on some written material provided by the organization. I received a call on a Monday for an interview on Wednesday.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The most difficult part was preparing the written components for the skills test.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at World Bank Group
Interview
The hiring process differs across all departments. One should be prepared to deal with multiple interviewers with differing backgrounds. In my case, I had to undergo seven rounds of interviews in a single day. In the end, I got the job!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me what is going on in global financial markets this afternoon and what would you do to rectify your position as a portfolio manager if you had the following options: [which I do not remember given the passage of time].
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at World Bank Group (Washington, DC) in Jan 2012
Interview
I applied online and was asked for an interview followed by an written test. whole process from application to written test took about 4 weeks and received 2 mails from HR for dates. Interview was fairly normal with general questions at start and technical ones in between and again general to end the process. There were 2 interviewers - one is line manager and other from HR department.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1 - Describe your career and education?
2 - Why you think you are best fit for the position?
3 - Explain steps of a portfolio database creation, management and analysis?
Associate Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at World Bank Group with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Analyst roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at World Bank Group overall takes an average of 57 days.
Common stages of the interview process at World Bank Group as a Associate Analyst according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 30%
Group panel interview: 20%
Background check: 20%
Presentation: 10%
Personality test: 10%
One on one interview: 10%
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