The hiring process at Muslim Aid takes an average of 42 days when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Programmer Partnerships Officer had the quickest hiring process (on average 42 days), whereas Programmer Partnerships Officer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 42 days).
It was genuine interview with mix of questions related to my field and work efficiency. questions were not very difficult but i got a fair understanding of organizational work structure
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Muslim Aid (London, England) in Mar 2023
Interview
I overall had a positive experience applying and interviewing for this role, the team were very accommodating to interview me as I had some commitments that prevented me from attending the preferred date suggested by them. However, they left me waiting longer than they said to tell me I was unsuccessful for the role, which was stressful given the amount of effort that was put into applying. I can only imagine they were waiting to hear back from someone they first offered the position to, which if I was offered after the agreed response date would have only made me feel second best. I know I was the last person to be interviewed because of how they accommodated me, so I was not happy with the prolonged rejection email. An initial 1 hour exercise before the interview was required. The exercise was 2 parts, the first focused on a humanitarian response exercise using a logical framework, the 2nd focused on financial analysis of documents and flagging any concerns. The interview was a panel interview, some questions captured below. I left the interview quite surprised about their depth of questioning, considering the pay scale was between £25-29k and so a relatively entry role. The panel kept things quite formal and we went straight into the questions. I was caught of guard when I discussed an answer to a question which I thought was relevant and was responded with "that's a nice story, but we're looking for something more like...". I thought this was quite a rude response and threw me off with how I was thinking about my answers. But, overall they were accommodating and approachable people. I asked questions about my concerns from comments by their Trustees in their latest annual report regarding MA's financial situation. The panel addressed this question well, I felt reassured about my concerns after their response.
Interview questions [7]
Question 1
What makes Muslim Aid different to other INGOs and what are the implications they may face?
Written test and Interview ( initial & final).
Initial interview is by HR and final involves the management in most cases.
Written test is subject based.
Interview is based on behavioral and situational questionsm
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Define yourself?
Your strengths and wesknesses?
Why you are a good fit?