Investment Officer applicants have rated the interview process at World Bank Group with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Investment Officer roles take an average of 76 days to get hired, when considering 10 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 Investment Officer according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 25%
One on one interview: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Background check: 15%
Skills test: 10%
Presentation: 5%
Drug test: 5%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at World Bank Group (Amman)
Interview
Long process, as long as you are in the loop feedback will be delivered but then even when reaching the final interview after succeeding multiple stages, if they don't want you, you will be ghosted.
Spoke with a recruiter at an MBA job conference and applied online following this conversation. My application was rejected approximately three weeks later. The recruiter was very helpful in answering my questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at World Bank Group (Washington, DC)
Interview
Quite straightforward process, panel interview with 7 interviewers for the first round and a 1-to-1 interview with a department head for the 2nd round of interview. Average difficulty and nice people in general.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in IFC?
What do you know about emerging markets?
How would you value a company in emerging economy? How different is it from a company valuation in a mature economy?