Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at UNHCR as 81.8% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.18 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Protection Officer and Legalat the Council of Europe rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Internship and Social Media roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at UNHCR takes an average of 134 days when considering 11 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Protection Intern had the quickest hiring process (on average 28 days), whereas PSP Senior Data Strategy Associate roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 240 days).
I applied online. I interviewed at UNHCR in Aug 2024
Interview
The UNHCR interview process includes initial screening, competency-based interviews, technical assessments, and situational judgment tests. It evaluates skills, experience, alignment with humanitarian values, adaptability, and commitment to global displacement issues.
One month after applying I got called for an interview in person at their offices in Paris, with an HR person and two people from the team, Was the only step before knowing if hired or not. No exercise required.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at UNHCR (Geneva, Geneva) in Jan 2024
Interview
This role's hiring process consisted of an interview and examination. The interview included competency questions. The examination consisted of watching a video and recording meeting minutes. Additionally, I was instructed to create a PowerPoint describing the main points in the video.