I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at United Nations (New York, NY) in Nov 2016
Interview
Phone interview with my soon-to-be supervisor and the two outgoing interns. Several questions were asked by the two interns and the supervisor, following which I was allowed to ask them any questions I had. The interns and supervisor were friendly and warm, questions asked by them required a certain level of thinking on your feet. Answers were the key deciding factor since it was a phone interview and not through Skype. Overall a good interview experience.
My advice is to prepare well for the interview, and link all your past experiences to every question they ask and required competency listed on the job outline. Prepare good questions as well to show your sincerity and enthusiasm about working for them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you choose to apply for this specific position?
Have you ever worked or been in a multicultural environment before? If yes, please elaborate.
How would you handle multiple deadlines?
Skill based interview with 3 interviewers. Asking specfic skill based questions of how you responded to situations, to go deeper from your application answears, to share details of how you have gained skills and would contribute to a team, and why you wish to work in this department specifically
It's based on a competency-based interview, and it went well. It was friendly and informative as well. There are a few of general questions and a few of technical questions. Overall, a good experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please introduce yourself, and why did you apply for this position
An online with the Programme coordination unit. Questions are based on the resume, experience in technical and soft skills. education related and knowledge on SDG, volunteering, enthusiasm, and resience to stress.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked about my experience in international development.
Intern applicants have rated the interview process at United Nations with 2.6 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 78% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 53 days to get hired, when considering 174 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 Intern according to 174 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 34%
Skills test: 13%
Group panel interview: 12%
Presentation: 10%
One on one interview: 10%
Background check: 6%
Drug test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 3%
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