About 10 days after the application, I received an invitation to proceed with language tests and information about the whole process. Directly after passing the language tests I was invited to book an HR interview on the available slots. During the HR interview I was told I would have feedback in a week, if positive there would be another, Technical, interview. If positive, the final stages would be medical and background checks and the matching of profile to position.
The video-call interview lasted 1h, was conducted in English by 1 recruiter and had typical HR questions. The woman conducting the interview was somewhat strict but approachable. Not particularly friendly, but nor harsh. At the beggining I was asked to be concise in my answers and always give concrete examples.
Some of the questions themes were:
- knowledge about the ICRC (mission, areas of activity, very thoroughly),
- motivation for this job,
- personal profile,
- response to certain kinds of situations,
- leadership style,
- adaptation to security contexts,
- living with other people and colleagues,
- perceived impact of this work on personal mental health,
- stress and frustration coping mechanisms,
- daily tasks/work of a delegate,
- career plan
- ...
- bureaucratic questions, including use of social media to express opinions
There were a lot of questions - many of them detailed - but none were particularly difficult. But it's an interview you should definitely prepare if you want to excel.