I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at World Bank Group in Oct 2011
Interview
A friend recommended me for an STC position. They needed somebody ASAP. I've got a phone call the next day from the manager. The manager asked me when I can start and a few other questions and that was it. She gave me an offer right away and I accepted. I had to travel back to my country to get the visa, so I started 2 weeks later. Everything was super fast and easy.
One round of interview. Go over your resume. Several BQs. And asking you coding / technical skills. Writing/Coding sample after the interview. Straightforward and chill. Much better than rounds of back and forth interviews in the private sector
The first round was a panel with 4 different people from the unit. The second round is with the hiring manager. Communication was clear. Some hard questions, some easy expected questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were in an elevator with the Bank's President, how would you pitch him to give our unit more funding?
I interviewed at World Bank Group (Washington, DC)
Interview
Pretty standard-behavioral & technical. Depends on the role you’re applying for so know the technicalities of it. I applied for a social protection role that involves use of ai for research- so the knowledge of using ai and of the subject matter was helpful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Depends on the role you applied for but “walk us through the process of how you would …”
Short-term Consultant (STC) applicants have rated the interview process at World Bank Group with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 72% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Short-term Consultant (STC) roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 59 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at World Bank Group overall takes an average of 57 days.
Common stages of the interview process at World Bank Group as a Short-term Consultant (STC) according to 59 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Group panel interview: 23%
Skills test: 20%
Phone interview: 10%
Presentation: 6%
Other: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Background check: 3%
Personality test: 3%
Drug test: 1%
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