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 Jan 2022
Interview
Competency based interview
Those interviews are based on the concept that past behaviour and experience is the best indicator of future performanceSimple questions sometimes have a deeper meaning. Think of the depth and complexity of your examples. Your examples will be validated.
Questions are welcomes and show interest
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an example of a time you handled conflict in the workplace.Tell me about a time when you where part of a successful team?
What was your role in the team?
What were the problems in the team and how did you solve them?
I applied online. I interviewed at UNHCR (Nairobi) in Sep 2021
Interview
Competency and Technical Interview. Four questions, three questions based on Competencies and one technical question on Resettlement. Interview Panel consisted of three people, one HR and two Protection Staff. Familiarity with UN core competencies is essential.
La entrevista fue muy positiva. Me dejaron claro que era preciso realizar captaciones diariamente. Si no se hacen captaciones durante 3 días no pasas la prueba y te echan. Insistieron mucho en ello.