I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at World Bank Group
Interview
The hiring process differs across all departments. One should be prepared to deal with multiple interviewers with differing backgrounds. In my case, I had to undergo seven rounds of interviews in a single day. In the end, I got the job!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me what is going on in global financial markets this afternoon and what would you do to rectify your position as a portfolio manager if you had the following options: [which I do not remember given the passage of time].
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at World Bank Group (Washington, DC) in Jan 2012
Interview
I applied online and was asked for an interview followed by an written test. whole process from application to written test took about 4 weeks and received 2 mails from HR for dates. Interview was fairly normal with general questions at start and technical ones in between and again general to end the process. There were 2 interviewers - one is line manager and other from HR department.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1 - Describe your career and education?
2 - Why you think you are best fit for the position?
3 - Explain steps of a portfolio database creation, management and analysis?
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at World Bank Group (Washington, DC) in Aug 2009
Interview
I interviewed for 1.5 hours with three senior staff members. I then had two hours to prepare two separate written documents for a blog and for a PowerPoint presentation based on some written material provided by the organization. I received a call on a Monday for an interview on Wednesday.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The most difficult part was preparing the written components for the skills test.