National Democratic Institute Intern Interview Questions & Reviews

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Updated Feb 11, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.

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Interviewed Apr 2010 (took 2 weeks)

I submitted my resume and cover letter through their website. Soon after that I got a call from HR, the woman was super nice, asked the standard questions (what do you know about NDI, what do we do, why NDI etc). There was also a written test (draft an executive summary)

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Skills Test.

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Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jul 2010 in Washington, DC (took a day)

Arrived at the office roughly 10 minutes ahead of the interview. I was forced to wait an additional 35 minutes to be interviewed. The decision to hire was probably already made by management, making my interview a formality. Regardless, forcing an applicant to wait more than 45 minutes to be interviewed was thoroughly unprofessional.

During the interview itself, the manager felt the need to remove their shoes and massage their feet. The questions were fairly generic without adequately gauging my skills, education or previous experience.

Even though the position was an internship, I still deserved some level of professional courtesy. Overall, I found the experience to be generally insulting and unbecoming of an organization that conducts great work throughout the world.