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).
I applied online. I interviewed at UNDP in Dec 2020
Interview
it was a great experience with 7 interviewers. It lasted an hour and included psychological tests. It was a bilingual interview in which I answered questions about my previous work experience and the challenges I had encountered in the job
I applied online. I interviewed at UNDP (Jakarta) in Apr 2021
Interview
The interview lasted for about an hour. I had about five interviewers, one from HR and the others from the unit I will be working under. For the position, I was asked about my general knowledge surrounding SDGs achievements through innovative financing, particularly on climate financing, youth entrepreneurship, Islamic finance, and others. I also received more general questions surrounding my experiences, my international relations studies, and other surface-level stuff. It was very enjoyable overall, the interviewers were very encouraging and calm, and they were very accommodating during the process. That notwithstanding, you will still need to prepare ahead of time to not be caught off guard during the interview.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Tell us one experience during your time as Secretary-General where you overcome troubles?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at UNDP in Apr 2018
Interview
Screening of CVs followed by Written test. After this there was a panel interview and after a week the results were shared. The written test was focused towards checking the technical capacity of the person and knowledge about the development issues prevalent in the country.