I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Human Rights Watch (Sídney) in Apr 2022
Interview
Straight forward.
First round is a video interview. Where you record your answers to questions and submit them on their portal.
2 min answers with a 30 sec prep time.
Second round is an online interview (Teams). 20 mins.
Decision is made upon that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked about the nature of the job. It is quite administrative so they asked about my opinion about it.
I applied online. I interviewed at Human Rights Watch
Interview
The Recruitment Officer contacted me about 2 weeks after my application and invited me to record an interview.
The pre-recorded interview I completed was about 20 minutes long (6 questions - 1 min for reading and 3 min for answering). I asked for the outcome and received the answer about a week after the submission of the pre-recorded interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked about my background, my knowledge of HRW, and what I understood from the role/job description + my technical skills related to the role.
I applied online. I interviewed at Human Rights Watch
Interview
- Submitted an application online; didn't hear anything back (other than an automated 'we received your application' email) until a month after
- Was invited to a first round interview which was done on an online platform with no interaction at all with staff: you log in, record yourself over video, and then submit
- after not hearing back anything at all for 2 months, I emailed them to ask where the process stood; only then, after reaching out, did they tell me they decided to go in a different direction and that I was no longer being considered (though apologetic about the fact that they hadn't reached out).
Hopefully they will be changing some of their processes to engage more with applicants, especially those who start the actual interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please tell us why you are interested in this job and why you believe you are the right candidate for the role
Identify 3 issues where the division should focus its research or advocacy in the next year. Please explain why you would choose those areas of work.
Please describe an experience when a team that you supervised faced a situation that challenged your management skills. What happened, how did you handle it, and what did you learn from the experience?