I applied in-person. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at World Bank Group (Washington, DC) in Jan 2015
Interview
I applied through a contact of my university´s network. The interview was scheduled for next day after sending my CV. The call was not an open call, it was because I knew someone in the WB. The process lasted very short time, it was very quick and pleasant. I did not have much room for salary negotiations.
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I was interviewed by 2 people. They asked me questions about general experience and why was I interested in the position. They were especially interested on why I was trying to switch fields. Made me present an idea I have for solving a problem they were having in the area.
One round of interview. Go over your resume. Several BQs. And asking you coding / technical skills. Writing/Coding sample after the interview. Straightforward and chill. Much better than rounds of back and forth interviews in the private sector
The first round was a panel with 4 different people from the unit. The second round is with the hiring manager. Communication was clear. Some hard questions, some easy expected questions.
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If you were in an elevator with the Bank's President, how would you pitch him to give our unit more funding?
I interviewed at World Bank Group (Washington, DC)
Interview
Pretty standard-behavioral & technical. Depends on the role you’re applying for so know the technicalities of it. I applied for a social protection role that involves use of ai for research- so the knowledge of using ai and of the subject matter was helpful.
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Depends on the role you applied for but “walk us through the process of how you would …”
Short-term Consultant (STC) applicants have rated the interview process at World Bank Group with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 72% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Short-term Consultant (STC) roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 59 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 Short-term Consultant (STC) according to 59 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Group panel interview: 23%
Skills test: 20%
Phone interview: 10%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 4%
Personality test: 3%
Background check: 3%
Drug test: 1%
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