I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at World Bank Group (Karāchi) in Dec 2013
Interview
Met with the Task Team Leader of the government project established in the region who later became my supervisor. The interview was more an elaboration on project details, area of specialization, working culture, expectations and requirements. Less time was spent around my background and experience - the resume was deemed sufficient. I was asked to write and submit my Terms of Reference for the position I wanted justifying why I was interested and what made me qualified. I stated my interest in leading multiple programs within the project but was limited to 2 for which I was grateful later on as program responsibilities were significant and required a lot of work that fell out of the scope of the project.
Relationship management is definitely key to this job.
3 panel interviews. each round with a different panel of current employees. The last round with the director. You only progress to the next round if you are successful in the first round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Economics based questions regarding the macroeconomy
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at World Bank Group (Istanbul) in Jan 2021
Interview
Online application - Heard back after 3 months for an online finance test as the preliminary round - 20 multiple choice finance questions to be answered within 90 minutes - super specific modelling questions although it was a non-finance role.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at World Bank Group (Suva) in Jul 2020
Interview
There were 4 World Bank staff in the panel. Each had a question to ask. Questions were mainly behavioural therefore testing ones leadership skills and how one handle pressure at work. There were a total of seven behavioural questions and one analytical question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Scenario Question:
How did I handle a situation when I am in disagreement with my supervisor. What do I do and steps taken to solve the situation.?