Political Affairs Officer applicants have rated the interview process at United Nations with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 78% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Political Affairs Officer roles take an average of 210 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Political Affairs Officer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 40%
Other: 20%
IQ intelligence test: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
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I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at United Nations in Mar 2020
Interview
There was a skills test (multiple choice, plus essays), followed by a panel interview (Competency Based Interview - CBI). Decision process takes a long time and job still has not been filled.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a difficult situation where you had to work on a project and not everyone agreed with you.
It was a competency-based interview, with questions in line with the STAR method (a structured manner of responding to a behavioral-based interview question by discussing the specific situation, task, action, and result of the situation you are describing).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an example of a team you worked in that did not function well, and which actions you took to improve that.
I applied online. The process took 8 months. I interviewed at United Nations (Hastings-on-Hudson, NY) in Feb 2018
Interview
After a rigorous after a written round of written exams, in which I excelled, I was informed I had qualified and would be contacted for the next round. Months later, I got a regret