Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at United Nations with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 78% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 50 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at United Nations overall takes an average of 67 days.
Common stages of the interview process at United Nations as a Research Assistant according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 40%
One on one interview: 30%
Group panel interview: 30%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at United Nations (New York, NY) in Sep 2009
Interview
I was called to interview in the conference room of this office, met with 2-3 people, all different levels of staff. Then wrote a sample of what I would write on behalf of a supervisor who received an invitation to an event but had to decline. The questions were behavioral and pretty straight forward. Though it was a positive experience, I have had interviews that were much worse in other offices around the UN.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you handle multiple tasks that need to be done at once?
It was a competency based interview. First they asked how knowledgable I was about the subjects the department was working on. Then, they asked me about give examples about how I contributed to the data visualization, data analysis.
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Question 1
They asked me to give an example of a situation I oversaw a problem and how I handled it.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at United Nations (Incheon)
Interview
The interview was very straight forward. The interviewer asked my reason for applying and then asked several questions in line with a competency-based interview, which is standard for the UN.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was your reason for applying for this position?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at United Nations (New York, NY) in May 2021
Interview
I did a short 30min call for a research fellowship position which was more informal than I expected. The interview was with just the research manager. It was a very short turn around, probably because they needed assistance on the research project asap.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions on research methodologies, interest in subject matter, ability to work under pressure and juggle different tasks