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Catholic Relief Services General Intern Interview Questions
& Process

Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 11 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

1.7 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
72.7% Positive experience

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Catholic Relief Services.

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Fellow

Research · a year ago

Entry Difficult Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Take home Group Panel
Interview formats
Case Group Presentation

It was a long interview process with a written part, a group interview, and a panel interview. They gave us an agenda for the interview activities. The process was transparent.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • How would you approach solving a hypothetical problem that might arise in this role?
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Intern

Engineering · more than a year ago

Intern Easy Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Panel
Interview formats
Behavioral

Got an email with dates and times to pick from, chose one that worked. Then it was a panel interview with 5 people, they each asked me a question and some follow ups based on my answers.

Confirmed questions5 questions
  • Can you introduce yourself?
  • Could you talk about any programs you've worked on or implemented?
  • Describe a challenging work experience you've had.
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Intern

Other

Intern Easy Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home
Interview formats
Behavioral Other

I got an email about the interview pretty quickly. The interview was 30 minutes long and the interviewer was really nice and friendly the whole time. They asked me to send in a writing sample, like a statement of interest, to check my writing skills for the job.

Confirmed questions3 questions
  • Could you provide a statement of interest demonstrating your writing abilities?
  • How does your educational background align with the requirements of this role?
  • Can you explain how your previous experience makes you a suitable candidate for this position?

Catholic Relief Services General Intern Interview Questions

Quoted word for word from Catholic Relief Services interview reports.

What are the do's and don'ts when interacting with refugees?

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In what ways do you connect with Catholic Social Teaching?

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Given that CRS is an organization with a Catholic Identity, have you thought about any personal conflicts you might have with this? If you haven't, how would you assist a colleague who is finding it difficult to reconcile this aspect?

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What do you consider your greatest achievements to date?

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Could you provide a statement of interest demonstrating your writing abilities?

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Can you tell me about your experience in analyzing quantitative data?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 11 Catholic Relief Services interview reports.

Interview formats

Behavioral 52.6%
Technical 15.8%
Other 10.5%
Presentation 10.5%
Case 5.3%

Interview difficulty

Easy 36.4%
Average 45.5%
Difficult 18.2%

Candidate experience

Positive 72.7%
Neutral 27.3%