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Updated May 23, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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NOC Technician at The World Bank
Posted May 23, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 in Washington, DC (took a day)
Recriteer contacted me and then had phone interview finally i went to the office for face to face interview
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Extended Term Consultant at The World Bank
Posted Apr 26, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in Washington, DC (took a day)
A panel interview. Asked me the usual technical questions. One interviewer kept averting his eyes and repeated the same questions three times...
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Negotiation Details
Not really... Was told I should be grateful to get offer. There were hundreds lining up to accept the job.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Finance Assistant at The World Bank
Posted Mar 18, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 (took 3 weeks)
Had a written test on the basics of accounting . It was a true/false and objective type. I was also evaluated on my english and communication skills.
Next was a HR round where I was asked bout my internship and the kind of work I have done.
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I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Program Assistant at The World Bank
Posted Feb 28, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 (took a day)
It took 4 months to be contacted for the interview after submitting the application. The recruiter firstly asked me about my educational-computer background (Team Leader of the computer group) then the Group/Panel Interview of 4 in a conference room at their floor, asking structured questions, why do you want this job? How can you contribute? What would do if...? etc etc. 2Hr Interview. The culture is great, people are friendly and laid back.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Knowledge Management Consultant at The World Bank
Posted Jan 12, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Washington, DC (took a day)
This was a position forwarded to me by a WB employee, who also sent my resume to them before. After few days, they asked me to send an email outlining my relevant experience. The week after I met with the team in a small meeting room at their floor and the team included three people. The position was heavy on the event management so questions were geared toward that goal.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Extended Term Consultant at The World Bank
Posted Jan 5, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 (took a day)
I was emailed to have an interview about 2 weeks after the application. There were two interviewers (one was the direct of the branch and the other was the direct boss of the successful applicant). They asked more on projects I participated (They seemed to try to find the relevance of my previous experience to their projects) rather than the general questions on me.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Intern at The World Bank
Posted Nov 22, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in Washington, DC (took 4 weeks)
I learned about the position from the career center at the University. The job offer was not posted on the website of the World Bank and I had to send an email directly to my future supervisors. Soon, I received a phone call to schedule an interview. I had a quick 20 minutes interview with 2 supervisors and 2-3 weeks later I was offer the position.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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International Affairs at The World Bank
Posted Nov 24, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 (took 9 months)
Aplication online. I was emailed for setting up an interview 4 months later after. Interviewed by a panel of 5 people. Questions were very general; panel did not look interested/engaged. The whole process seemed a exercised that needed to be completed only. No feedback provided even after sending email requiring feedback. Just guessed that 2 months after interview and no feedback must mean no interest at all in the candidate.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Consultant at The World Bank
Posted Oct 7, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in Washington, DC (took 4 months)
This was a very long interview process. I contacted one department through an employee contact of mine and was given the first 1:1 interview. Then months later the second interview arrived and again it took a month before the last panel interview was held. After that, it took only a few days before I was offered the position.
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Negotiation Details
In contrast to what I had heard from other STCs, there was not much negotiation over the contract.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Resource Management Analyst at The World Bank
Posted Sep 4, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 (took 2 days)
First of all, I was reached by phone for an interview related to my professional goals, career path, interests and possible constrains. It takes approximately 40 minutes.
After a couple of months, I was invited to a personal and group assessment at the Headquarters. Each assessment takes one day and was focused on the analysis of a business case.
All the process was very interesting, we also received some lectures about activities and functions inside the company, work culture and further development.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Background Check.
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