I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at World Bank Group (Washington, DC) in Nov 2012
Interview
It's really depends on the hiring TTL. In some cases the interview process can be extremely frustrating. TTL's are allergic for hiring people who do not possess a valid working visa or WB registration number. They often consider this to be a deal breaker and will just vanish of the face of the earth during the job application process. You need to be prepared to do a lot of networking in order to land a job. It's all about being at the right time at the right place.
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Know your stuff when it comes to capacity building
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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Question 1
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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Question 1
Depends on the role you applied for but “walk us through the process of how you would …”