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).
One hour test (completing a travel itinerary for a member of staff) followed by a one hour interview with a panel of three people. It was a fairly standard interview experience.
However, I was disappointed by the whole system. 6 month unpaid internship in London, weren't willing to pay travel expenses to the interview, say that you can't get a job in 6 months after internship (although have seen that people have). Unpaid internships, especially full time and in London, are exploitative and favour those who are rich.
Wasn't given the job due to being 'too experienced' which I was grateful for in the end, as no idea how I would have afforded it!
I have applied online through the website, then I was contacted after a short while (about 1 week) to participate in an online interview. The interview lasted about one hour
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at UNHCR in Apr 2019
Interview
After I applied to the position, I received an email about the interview within 2 weeks of the advertisement closing. I had approximately 3 days to prepare. The interview was carried out via Skype calls with my direct supervisor, another experienced colleague at the office, and someone from the HR department.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A combination of competency-based, technical, and hypothetical questions related to the position