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 in Sep 2020
Interview
Submit application, shortlisting (took around 3 months), then invite to a 90 minute written skills test. This was followed a month later by a 30-minute panel interview (online) with competency-based questions, as well as a 'why do you want this job' opening question. There was time to ask a question at the end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for UNHCR, and specifically, in this job? Competency questions about managing external stakeholders, planning and organising, teamwork, addressing challenges and failures, trends and outlook in the area of humanitarian action and forced displacement.
Took a skills-based test asking me about statistical skills and concepts. It took about two hours. No one was monitoring me, so it didn't feel stressful, but I was pushed for time.
I got invited for a video interview on Ms Teams app. And after linking up well with the interview panel, I was first given some instructions. And then, questions started coming
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's GCR implementation and its objectives for the refugees community?