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 3 weeks. I interviewed at UNHCR in Feb 2022
Interview
After applying via mail, I received 2-3 weeks later an invitation to perform a test. The test was sent via mail and to be solved in 60 mins (summary and translation of a decision and take position). Several days after the test, I received an invitation to an interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Competencies based interview: Describe a situation in which you worked in a team. Role and partners of UNHCR (local and international) What are your future goals?
Rendez-vous fixé en ligne. Il y a eu plusieurs interviewers. L'entretien a commencé presque 20 minutes après l'heure convenue. Il y a eu des problèmes de connexion et entretien précipité. Ambiance pas agréable au final.
I applied online. I interviewed at UNHCR (Adís Abeba) in Mar 2021
Interview
after I applied by about a month I was called on the phone to go to the nearest UNHCR office for the written test which was by computer. there was no monitoring of the exam area.