Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at UNHCR as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Assistant Officer and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Assistant Officer and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at UNHCR takes an average of 180 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Assistant Officer had the quickest hiring process (on average 180 days), whereas Assistant Officer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 180 days).
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at UNHCR (Colombia, Atlántico)
Interview
En español e inglés, panel de cuatro personas, primero una presentación y explicación del puesto y después explicación de cómo sería la entrevista, tres preguntas en español y dos en inglés, o eso a veces puede variar.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describa una situación en la que tuvo que resolver una situación problemática con contrapartes. Que hizo usted, cuál fue su aporte, como mejoró la situación. Describa un momento en que tuvo que gestionar un imprevisto. Podía evitarse? Como lo resolvió.
I applied online. I interviewed at UNHCR (Kuala Lumpur) in Jul 2023
Interview
The interview was 45 minutes long with three panellist. Each panellist will ask one main question with addition sub-questions. The total interview has only 3 main questions, that touch on different competencies of the role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself, your values and how they align with the expectations of the role.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at UNHCR (Nairobi) in Mar 2022
Interview
Rigorous, entails a written test followed by two in-person interviews with periods of up to six months in between the interviews. If you succeed recruitment is done locally but with checks from the global office in Geneva which can make the process long and frustrating but once in it is fine.
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Question 1
They gave me a case study to handle in a typical working day