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. I interviewed at UNHCR (Pretoria, ) in Feb 2022
Interview
There were 4 panel members, each asked a competency based interview based on experience with refugees and asylum seekers. The also asked about team work and diversity and what they mean to me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time you put a client's best interest first and in consideration
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at UNHCR (Toronto, ON) in Jan 2019
Interview
Interview process was intense, which is what I expected. I made it to the last round and they never had the decency to let me know if I was successful or not.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for UNHCR, high net worth individual questions
I applied online. I interviewed at UNHCR (Ankara) in May 2022
Interview
The interview was conducted online and the interviewers asked me some basic questions about asylum seeking, refugees, IDPs etc. I was also asked why I was interested in this position.