I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Catholic Relief Services (Baltimore, MD) in Feb 2014
Interview
It turned out to be a snow day for the interview day, so the CRS offices were closed and only a few staff showed up. Perhaps this is what negatively impacted the interview experience. During the panel interview, the interviewers sat very close with their reviewing sheet and their numeric scores to each of my answers were very visible. As you can imagine, this was extremely disconcerting. After the interview, I provided this feedback and CRS apologized and promised to remedy it for the next year.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Would I be challenged by CRS' anti-contraception stance?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Catholic Relief Services (New York, NY) in Dec 2021
Interview
This was the second stage of the Catholic Relief Services International Development Fellowship application process. It was a video interview that required 1 written response and 4 verbal responses. It was relatively challenging but can be done through strong preparation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What position would you be interested in after the fellowship?
I completed the interview as a recorded video. The questions were relatively difficult to answer with the time that was provided, however touched on many important aspects of the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you see yourself doing three years after completing the fellowship?
Started with online submission of application followed by a language interview over the phone. Interview process was standard. The whole process took about 4 months from the time the application closed until hearing back.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Strengths and weaknesses, compatibility with Catholic social teachings
International Development Fellow applicants have rated the interview process at Catholic Relief Services with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for International Development Fellow roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Catholic Relief Services overall takes an average of 43 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Catholic Relief Services as a International Development Fellow according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
Group panel interview: 18%
Background check: 14%
Presentation: 14%
One on one interview: 9%
Skills test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 5%
Drug test: 5%
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