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).
Following to submission of my expression of interest and the demanded proof of education and work experience, an interview followed, where many topics were discussed. A very interesting conversation took place, allowing us to get to know better each other, our aspirations, our motives and our capabilities.
Good and friendly staff
The written exam stage was very easy
The interview was a little bit difficult
Interview and the written exam was done via zoom
Each candidates had to talk about different topic or situation
I applied online. I interviewed at UNHCR (Ginebra) in Feb 2022
Interview
Friendly interview panel although candidate was picked before hand.....just making up the numbers. Five questions in total and interview lasted about 45 minutes.....no test beforehand which was strange....but each panel member was professional and welcoming
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you present something that's not in your area to an audience