Operations Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at World Bank Group with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Operations Analyst roles take an average of 81 days to get hired, when considering 17 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 Operations Analyst according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 31%
Background check: 13%
Phone interview: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Presentation: 10%
Skills test: 8%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Other: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at World Bank Group (Dakar) in Jan 2021
Interview
Three rounds of interviews:
- Panel interview (more on background, studies, etc.)
- Technical interview (financial analysis etc.) to verify if the candidate has the basics in financial modeling for instance.
- Manager interview (fitting)
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at World Bank Group (Nairobi)
Interview
Long interview process, no congent or open and honest hiring process. I had only interviewed because I know people and have been an STC so the opportunities for external and internal candidates are very low.
first round was panel interview and second was written test. They mainly asked about the Excel experience. and they asked a lot of questions in face of add hoc requests.
I went through 3 rounds of interviews. The first was virtual on HireVue. The remaining interviews were all conducted in a panel format with 4-5 panelists taking turns asking questions. I went through 2 additional rounds of interviews and was asked to produce a writing sample on a specific prompt.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work at the World Bank? What are the main development challenges in X country? If I were leading the country strategy development process, which stakeholders would I consult with? Other behavioral questions such as how you manage conflict in the workplace.