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 (Bruselas) in Sep 2020
Interview
The interview was conducted in two languages, first half in French and second half in English. I was asked about my personal experience and then competency-based questions. I was also asked about UNHCR's role in general and role in duty station, as well as their local partners.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: What are UNHCR partners in Luxembourg?
Q: Describe a situation of conflict at work and how you dealt with it?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at UNHCR in Apr 2019
Interview
It took one month for the interview process. I have been interviewed at UNHCR office. Comptetency-based interview has been conducted. After applying for the job, the HR Unit reached out to me in 3 weeks and invited me to a face to face interview. The interviewers were positive an helpful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Competency-based interview:
Questions about conflict management, planning skills, teamwork
There were three interviewers and the HR. Each interviewer asked me about a topic starting from talking about myself to questions about the organization and finally scenarios.
They asked about the work Unhcr does and the difference between Refugees and Immigrants