onsite interview. I went to IMF building and was interviewed by an economist of the projects and asking for a few questions like go through your resume, tell me about yourself and why you choose this major and so on. It went smoothly.
Interview was an assessment and a virtual panel interview. Efficient and quick turnaround, HR team was helpful, but salary was not negotiated and a specific model used to calculate it. Assessment was on excel
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Question 1
Describe an impact of a commodity price shock on a small open economy?
I got email for an interview invitation after submitting the application on the website. I went through the first interview with hirevue and then did in person interview. the questions were about why I am interested in the role. the interview process was smooth.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at IMF (Washington, DC) in Oct 2024
Interview
I interviewed for the 1st round. Most of them were behavioral questions. They said they might or might not have excel tests after, but I couldn't make it to the next round.
Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at IMF with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 85% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 37 days to get hired, when considering 34 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 Research Assistant according to 34 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 29%
Presentation: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
Background check: 10%
Skills test: 10%
One on one interview: 10%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Personality test: 3%
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