I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at World Bank Group (Washington, DC) in Feb 2011
Interview
3 Interviews of about 30 minutes each, one of they was with two individuals. Interview was mostly on background and past consulting experience. Review of academic and educational credentials. Focus was on similarity of project under consideration to past projects completed. The rest were fit questions. Nothing out of the ordinary ( except having to go thought metal detectors to get into the building).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe how your past experiences would allow you to make the right qualitative decisions based on the data generated?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at World Bank Group (Washington, DC) in May 2022
Interview
During the second round interview, it is a panel interview, asked me about coding, math, finance, and BQ questions. The coding question is easy, mostly is about SQL. The math question is about statistics. And also asked some basic finance questions.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at World Bank Group
Interview
Phone interview - found the job through my network. I had the skill set they were looking for so the interview was not too difficult. They didn't ask me much, to be honest.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at World Bank Group in Feb 2022
Interview
Interviewed by 4 group members, including the supervisor. The interview was performed in a question-by-question form. And it was relatively technical. Not many questions required me to tell a story.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what is the difference between the IFC and a private equity
Short-term Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at World Bank Group with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Short-term Consultant roles take an average of 34 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 Short-term Consultant according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Background check: 8%
Skills test: 4%
Other: 4%
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