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).
There were 3 rounds: the first 1st round multiple choice exam on human rights statistics and background in the field; 2nd round was a open ended written exam on two different human rights topics; 3rd round was a competency-based interview with a panel.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time where you managed multiple tasks at one time ? How did you do it ?
I applied online. I interviewed at UNHCR (Geneva, Geneva) in Sep 2022
Interview
It was conversational. They were interested in hearing about past experiences. They were also looking to see about my goals and how those fit into the job description. Lastly, they cared to know about my skills and how they could be used to enhance the work for the position.
Standard interview and questions on experience and skills in the field. I applied via Linkedin and they reached out to arrange an interview within a couple of weeks, and the interview lasted about thirty minutes.