Is it hard to get hired at Development Initiatives?

Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Development Initiatives as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Communications Specialist and Head of External Relations rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Communications Specialist and Head of External Relations roles were rated as the easiest.

How long does it take to get hired at Development Initiatives?

The hiring process at Development Initiatives takes an average of 5 days when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Communications Specialist had the quickest hiring process (on average 5 days), whereas Communications Specialist roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 5 days).

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Development Initiatives interview questions

Updated Dec 3, 2023

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Average

Experience

Very positive

How others got an interview

50%
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Applied online
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3 interviews

Senior Policy Advisor Interview

Dec 3, 2023

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I interviewed at Development Initiatives (Bristol, England)

Interview

Interview in which I had to outline how I would spend a grant of £Xm. Really, this was an opportunity to outline what I thought important topics in the area would be over the last few years. There were some questions about why I didn't include certain things, and I was pressed on the details of some of my answers.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

If you had a grant of £Xm, what development finance work would you spend it on?

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Head of External Relations Interview

Feb 28, 2021

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Development Initiatives

Interview

Contacted by a recruiter and had an interview with her. I submitted a profile document and had an initial interview with the executive director and another director but did not make the second round.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

What was my experience in initiating and consolidating external relationships with strategic institutions?

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Communications Specialist Interview

Mar 20, 2019

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Development Initiatives (Nairobi) in Feb 2015

Interview

A semi-formal process that focused a little bit too much on substantive knowledge of the prevailing global development topics. I first had a panel interview with a group of 5 staff from the organization and then later with the Executive Director for Development Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Kindly look at this data on global funding for humanitarian aid last year. What key messages do you derive from it?

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