Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at UNDP as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Internship and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Internship and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at UNDP takes an average of 120 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Internship had the quickest hiring process (on average 120 days), whereas Internship roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 120 days).
Through the UN volunteer website and then I was contacted via to hold a zoom interview. We went back and forth several times and then they emailed me about the result.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic question: what is your previous working expereince?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at UNDP (Ulaanbaatar) in Apr 2022
Interview
After the completion and submission of my CV and cover letter application, I was invited to conduct a written test, which included a written translation exam, then after a successful response, I was invited to an interview. Once the interview was conducted referees were contacted to give a reference.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview questions included my knowledge of the project and implementation. My background experience and education were asked about. Also, my problem-solving and communications skills. They asked about my previous duties and the responsibilities of my work experience. Overall was interested to know about my personality and how well I work with a team.
I applied online. I interviewed at UNDP (Kopenhagen, Region Hovedstaden) in Nov 2020
Interview
Typical competency-based UN interview with a combination of soft skills/background questions and technical questions that should be answered by reflecting ones background. Good to prepare the summary of the CV in a more question-based style, to be able to respond quickly and efficiently.