I applied online. I interviewed at World Bank Group (Washington, DC) in Aug 2015
Interview
short listing committee, panel interview including HR representative, and final interview with hiring manager
The process takes time since the moment you submit your application online. Then they proceed to short list the candidates. THey are call for an interview. Sometime due to travelling of panel members it takes time to schedule the interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Analytical questions
behavioral questions
Why you are interested in the position?
provide concrete examples to show how you analyze data
I interviewed at World Bank Group (Washington, DC)
Interview
Panel interview four panelists. Three technical questions and one hr type question. Short answers and then a second round where they follow up asking for more details. The interview took place online.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Is globalization good or bad for the global economy
Interview with 4 people based around the world including administrative person. Each person had at least 2 questions with most questions coming from the manager. Questions were technical in nature but also included at least one round of questioning on soft skills.
I interviewed at World Bank Group (Washington, DC)
Interview
normal interview. Competency-based interview that can easily be prepared for. If you have done other interviews with international organisations, an interview with the WB will be a piece of cake for you.
Economist applicants have rated the interview process at World Bank Group with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 82% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Economist roles take an average of 57 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 Economist according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 24%
Skills test: 21%
Background check: 13%
One on one interview: 11%
Phone interview: 8%
Presentation: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 5%
Personality test: 5%
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