I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at United Nations (New York, NY) in Sep 2015
Interview
General service staff assessment test. mathematics, logics, time zoning, verbal reasoning, ethic norms and regulations, UN core values. demonstrate positive situation and negative one, where you managed to succeed indeed. There is always a constructive part that need to be described.
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Question 1
mathematics, logics, time zoning, verbal reasoning, ethic norms and regulations, UN core values
One panel interview. They asked me several competency based interview questions. I had to make sure to have very specific examples. The competencies that they will ask you are highlighted in the job description so you can prepare that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me an example of when you have experienced a setback.
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at United Nations in Mar 2023
Interview
It was an online and a competence based interview after passing the GGST and three online aptitude tests on communication skills and technical skills. The interview was conducted online on Micro Soft Teams with three people on the panel.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Tell us about yourself and the qualities you will bring to UN
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at United Nations (Nairobi) in Feb 2022
Interview
I applied for the position on Inspira and two weeks later, I got invited for an online test. Later I got invited for a competency based interview with three panelists.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Give us an example where you dealt with a difficult customer.
Team Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at United Nations with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 78% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Team Assistant roles take an average of 80 days to get hired, when considering 15 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 Team Assistant according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 24%
Drug test: 12%
Skills test: 12%
Presentation: 10%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
One on one interview: 7%
Other: 5%
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