ICRC Assessment Test and Interview

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For many individuals, there is great meaning in doing a job that truly makes a positive impact on their community and mankind in general.

With a staff of nearly 15,000 strong and expenditures of around 1.67 billion Swiss francs, The International Committee of the Red Cross, also known simply as ICRC, is such a place where people can work to make a true impact.

The organization has a wide range of jobs and career paths in leadership development, healthcare services, technicians, admin assistance, communication and programming and so much more.

Here are a few tips regarding the hiring process, which will help you move closer to your goal.

• Tests: Before the interview, you will be invited to take any number of tests related to the field. This is to ensure that you have the hard skills needed to adequately perform in the position. Some of these potential tests are discussed below.
• Interview: The interview will be highly technical in nature and will cover many areas of knowledge, including DNS issues among much other core IT network areas.
• The interview tries to cover your entire job spectrum. Note that the interview will include admin and a technically minded employee.

• Can you handle multiple tasks and tight deadlines?
• List me as many source tools you know and briefly explain how you have used them.
• What is an automated-build tool and what is it used for?
• Explain your certification, where it is from and how long you studied.
• What is the difference between ETL and SMNP.

The tests will vary from position to position, but here are few you can expect:

The International Committee of the Red Cross like many other organizations uses personality assessments in order to evaluate their applicants’ workplace competencies and personas.

Each company possesses its own unique culture and standards, so in using personality assessments during the recruitment process, the organization has the ability to find the candidate with the
personality profile that is the best match for their company.

The SJT aids companies, employers and organizations in evaluating their candidate's cognitive abilities and behavioural tendencies in relation to daily work-related situations.

Throughout the course of the exam, you will be presented with real work-related scenarios and need to find quick and hardened solutions.

This is your chance to show the International Committee of the Red Cross that you have what it takes to lead and make decisions in real time.