I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at World Bank Group in Aug 2014
Interview
The interview was with a panel of 3. Two economists, one research analyst. They asked mainly about my CV and then some behavioral questions. The people were really friendly. They don't pressure you nor give you hard time. Prepare to answer common questions like "Tell me about you", "tell one difficulty you met and how you solved it". Also, prepare to brief any paper you have on your CV. Mine interview wasn't technical probably because I worked as an research assistant before. Definitely prepare more examples from your similar working experience cause they are going to be really interested in it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If 5 people knock on your door and ask you to do things for them, all urgent, what would you do? If you received multiple tasks and you knew you couldn't finish all of them on time, what would you do?
3 panel interviews. each round with a different panel of current employees. The last round with the director. You only progress to the next round if you are successful in the first round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Economics based questions regarding the macroeconomy
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at World Bank Group (Istanbul) in Jan 2021
Interview
Online application - Heard back after 3 months for an online finance test as the preliminary round - 20 multiple choice finance questions to be answered within 90 minutes - super specific modelling questions although it was a non-finance role.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at World Bank Group (Suva) in Jul 2020
Interview
There were 4 World Bank staff in the panel. Each had a question to ask. Questions were mainly behavioural therefore testing ones leadership skills and how one handle pressure at work. There were a total of seven behavioural questions and one analytical question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Scenario Question:
How did I handle a situation when I am in disagreement with my supervisor. What do I do and steps taken to solve the situation.?
Research Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at World Bank Group with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Analyst roles take an average of 69 days to get hired, when considering 12 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 Research Analyst according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 26%
Presentation: 21%
Background check: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Other: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 5%
One on one interview: 5%
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