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Understanding the World Bank Group Young Professionals Program (WBG YPP) in detail is the first step to succeeding in the selection process. This highly competitive recruitment initiative is carried out once a year and comprises several stages: an online application form, a video recorded interview, a live panel competency-based interview, an assessment center, where you will be asked to participate in individual and group exercises, and finally timed computer-based financial tests for IFC candidates.
With that many steps toward the career of your dream, preparation is a must. Candidates who wish to apply must meet some minimum eligibility requirements concerning academic and professional background, age, and language skills. If you want to keep track of the most important information about the selection process, you have come to the right place!
In this article, we’ll present you with a timeline of the most important updates to the 2024-2025 edition of the WBG YPP. This article is constantly updated, so keep checking it often!
To guide you through all stages of this competitive selection process, OpenIGO has developed a comprehensive eBook to help you!
We also have an Application Review service to make sure your application documents stand out, highly increasing your chances of getting to the next stage of the WBG YPP. You will have your application proofread by native English proofreaders and thoroughly reviewed by specialists in the WBG YPP selection process!
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WBG YPP: PREPARING SOONER IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS – August, 2025
Offers for the WBG YPP 2025 have begun rolling out, marking the conclusion of a highly competitive and demanding selection process. We congratulate those selected and wish them success in this new chapter. For those who weren’t chosen this year, we encourage you to stay determined, continue improving, and prepare for future opportunities, whether in the next YPP or in different selection processes.
The official World Bank website has been updated with a banner stating that more information on the WBG YPP 2026 cycle will be released soon. We recommend that you continue following our website, newsletter, and social media channels for updates.
The World Bank Group Young Professionals Program (WBG YPP) is known as one of the most exhausting yet rewarding selection processes in the world. It demands a robust understanding of what is required by the Bank in each stage of the selection process.
To help you with this and many of the details that comprise this competitive program, we have an eBook that has helped dozens of YPs get their dream jobs at the Bank. The formula was the same for all of them: they’ve taken the time to carefully read the eBook and anticipate every important thing about this selection process. It’s not called “Essential Guide” in vain.
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APPLICATIONS FOR THE WBG YPP 2025–2026 WILL OPEN SOON
We have great news for young professionals out there: Applications for the WBG YPP 2025–2026 will open soon, probably in September, based on last year’s timeline (September 1 to September 30).
The application phase of the WBG YPP is crucial. Your application documents will be evaluated during ALL stages of the selection process: they are essential to your success. So you should take your time preparing your application documents and making them perfect.
And we are here to help you all the way through! Our World Bank Group YPP Initial Package is the best tool to assist you in this stage of this competitive program. It includes:
- Our eBook “World Bank YPP: The Essential Guide” + one month of support to clarify any queries about the eBook’s contents;
- An Application Review of the documents required by the WBG YPP recruiting team.
With these tools, you will make sure that your documents are in line with each one of the expectations of the YPP’s recruiters, guaranteeing that you won’t lose the job of your dreams because of a careless mistake.
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