I applied online. I interviewed at United Nations (New York, NY) in Feb 2016
Interview
Many questions that were competency based, each question often having three parts. If you know the organization they are easier, but if you don't then you really need to do your research from the TOR on what competencies are necessary.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What makes you the best qualified candidate for the job
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at United Nations (New York, NY) in Nov 2015
Interview
Applied for an internship as at the New Zealand Permanent Mission to the United Nations. The interview was over the phone and was asked some basic, behavioral and international relations questions by two interviewers. Very simple and quick - lasted less than 30 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is something that you know about the work of the United Nations or the New Zealand Permanent Mission?
Policy Advisor applicants have rated the interview process at United Nations with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 78% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Policy Advisor roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Policy Advisor according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
Presentation: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Drug test: 20%
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