I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at AKE Group in Aug 2024
Interview
2 rounds of interviews. The first was a screening interview with other Intelligence Analysts, focused on your credentials, personality, and subject knowledge of the region and recent developments. The second round occurred a week after in the form of a prepared presentation on a given topic (with Q&A with the team) and a written assessment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Name three countries that you believe are on a downward and upward trajectory in the region.
2. How would you assess the risk of a country that you are unfamiliar with or have little prior knowledge of?
Fairly standard interview. Questions were about motivations and subject matter expertise. There was also a question about how I would approach a task. I appreciated the questions were genuinely related to the role and that the Interviewers were friendly and accommodating
The hiring process was succinct. I was interviewed for 30 minutes, mainly testing my knowledge on the regional desk. I then had to do a test determining an ability for the role.