I applied in-person. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at World Bank Group (Washington, DC) in Jan 2015
Interview
I applied through a contact of my university´s network. The interview was scheduled for next day after sending my CV. The call was not an open call, it was because I knew someone in the WB. The process lasted very short time, it was very quick and pleasant. I did not have much room for salary negotiations.
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I was interviewed by 2 people. They asked me questions about general experience and why was I interested in the position. They were especially interested on why I was trying to switch fields. Made me present an idea I have for solving a problem they were having in the area.
One round of interview. Go over your resume. Several BQs. And asking you coding / technical skills. Writing/Coding sample after the interview. Straightforward and chill. Much better than rounds of back and forth interviews in the private sector
The first round was a panel with 4 different people from the unit. The second round is with the hiring manager. Communication was clear. Some hard questions, some easy expected questions.
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If you were in an elevator with the Bank's President, how would you pitch him to give our unit more funding?
I interviewed at World Bank Group (Washington, DC)
Interview
Pretty standard-behavioral & technical. Depends on the role you’re applying for so know the technicalities of it. I applied for a social protection role that involves use of ai for research- so the knowledge of using ai and of the subject matter was helpful.
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Depends on the role you applied for but “walk us through the process of how you would …”