How to Download The World Bank Group Young Professional Program: The Essential Guide Kindle
Working for the World Bank Group (WBG) is a dream for many. Among the different ways of selecting staff, the Young Professionals Program (YPP) is known as the World Bank Group’s most important and prestigious selection process. The World Bank YPP is an extremely competitive selection process. Every year, more than 6,000 highly qualified young people from around the world apply for this program but only around 45 applicants are selected each year. Being selected for the World Bank YPP can change your life forever, but this is no easy task.In pursuit of its mission, the OpenIGO network has prepared this comprehensive book to help you perform successfully in the World Bank YPP, even if you do not have connections or previous experience at the Bank. This book will introduce you to the complex World Bank Group and its approach towards international development; it will teach you how to prepare each of the documents required in detail, and will also get you ready for the interview and Assessment Center. It does not matter if you intend to apply now or in five years’ time, this eBook will help you qualify for this important program.This eBook was written and revised by a team of Ph.D. professors, human resources specialists and intergovernmental organization staff with a great deal of diligence.Chapter structure:Chapter 1 – Introduction to the World Bank YPPChapter 2 – The World Bank Group (WBG): understanding the organizationChapter 3 – Navigating through World Bank knowledgeChapter 4 – The World Bank Group development model timelineChapter 5 – The foundations of New Institutionalism and New Public Management applied to World Bank public policiesChapter 6 – Online application formChapter 7 – Curriculum VitaeChapter 8 – How to write good dissertation and thesis summariesChapter 9 – Writing an effective essayChapter 10 – Effective reference lettersChapter 11 – The World Bank Group interviewsChapter 12 -The World Bank YPP Assessment CenterThe chapters of this book are logically structured, in line with the World Bank YPP selection phases and the knowledge required to be successful in them. However, there is no single, correct way to read the book. It could be read in sequence, chapter by chapter, or you could choose to read it according to your most immediate needs. For example, if you are preparing for the interview, you may choose to read Chapter 11 first. However, reading the first five chapters, which cover general questions about the World Bank, is important and essential for a good performance at any of the selection stages.OpenIGO hopes that this publication will be of great assistance during the World Bank YPP selection process and that you will soon become an international civil servant who is committed to a better world for everyone.
