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 (Budapest)
Interview
The whole interview process was transparent and fair. The questions were part of a competency-based interview and at the end I was also assigned a task (Excel - Pivot table).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a challenging situtation in professional context and how you dealt with it.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at UNHCR (Mashhad) in May 2023
Interview
Had 4 questions. 30 minutes time. It was online in microsoft teams. 2 questions are hard to answer and two of them are easy. Questions were not related to psychology nor social working. They were general.
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at UNHCR in May 2020
Interview
Child Protection Principles. Human Rights Law. International Convention on Refugee Rights. Refugee Rights in the country. Protection. Gender-based Violence. Persons with Specific Needs. Persons with Disabilities. In general, the interview is a smooth process, however it is a lengthy process to get shortlisted and hear feedback from the employer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Child Protection Principles. Human Rights Law. International Convention on Refugee Rights. Refugee Rights in the country. Protection. Gender-based Violence. Persons with Specific Needs. Persons with Disabilities. In general, the interview is a smooth process, however it is a lengthy process to get shortlisted and hear feedback from the employer.