I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at UNDP (Geneva) in June 2011
Interview
to ensure fairness for all interviewees, interviews are done over the phone
interviews last about 45 min
they are Competency Based interviews, not technical, so you need to train for this technique, i.e. have you CAR (context, actions, results) stories ready
questions on team work are almost always included
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell us about a time that you have worked in a difficult team and what you did to improve the situation.
Give me an example of when you had to take an unpopular stand. How did you present your point of view? What were the objections? How hard did you push your viewpoint? With hindsight, how would you approach this differently?
they call me for the interview they were five members and took a interview from every one. question were good and additional question were also asked me. that was around one hour long training
I applied online. I interviewed at UNDP (Brasília, Federal District) in May 2021
Interview
First there was a writtent test. We had two hours to answer three questions. The next phase was an online interview. There were six questions. There was 5 people conducting the interview. There were 5 questions in Portugues and one in English.
I applied through other source. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at UNDP in Jan 2015
Interview
The wait for response is relatively long, up to 3 months. There are 3 level interviews, everything seemed very smooth, they asked for the usual documents. My interview was very comfortable and the interviewer was very friendly. Although too many development jargons that will definitely intimidate any prospective employees.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you hope to build a capacity in after the end of your 6 months?