Great experience, terrible career development - Senior Economist IMF Employee Review

If you join as a professional economist, it is a great place to gain experience. For support staff like office assistants, IT, research assistants, accountants, etc. there is almost a zero chance of professional growth and career advancement. Moreover, these days the IMF tends to hire many support staff on a contractual basis with hardly any job security. In my experience, the IMF is a political organization and advancement had more to do with your nationality and office politics than your merit. HR plays games and is obstructionist.