YPP Mentor: Advice from former World Bank Young Professionals

Understanding how your application materials are assessed can significantly enhance your chances of progressing through the selection process. Let's break down the process and provide insights into what reviewers are looking for.

The Review Process

• Package Evaluation: Each candidate's application package, consisting of a CV, essays, reference letters, and a recorded interview, is assigned to two reviewers. These reviewers are typically senior or lead economists or specialists (grade G or grade H) within the World Bank, most of whom are YPP alumni.
• Rating and Evaluation: Reviewers assess each candidate on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being " do not consider further" and 5 being " definitely interview." They evaluate your CV, essays, reference letters, and specific YPP competencies. If the reviewer rates your CV, essays, and reference letters 3 or higher, they will then asses your Hirevue video interview. Each candidate gets seven ratings from each reviewer: 3 ratings for their CV, essays, and reference letters, 3 for each competency and 1 overall. Following the review, the list is sent back to the Young Professionals Program administration.
• In-Person Interviews: Candidates who pass the review are invited for in-person interviews conducted by managers or higher-level staff. 
• To read the Key Competencies and Evaluation Criteria that the reviewers follow for candidate ratings, enroll in Ace the YPP.