I am often asked about tips to prepare for an interview at the IMF. Below are some highlights:
Read IMF flagship publications, published each April and October, during the Spring and Annual Meetings:,,, For example, below are the links from October 2022:
World Economic Outlook - https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/Issues/2022/10/11/world-economic-outlook-october-2022
Fiscal Monitor - https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/FM/Issues/2022/10/09/fiscal-monitor-october-22
Global Financial Stability Report - https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/GFSR/Issues/2022/10/11/global-financial-stability-report-october-2022
Regional Outlooks (by region: EUR, WHD, MCD, APD, AFR) - https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/REO
Take Free IMF courses on EDX: https://www.edx.org/school/imfx
Subscribe to the IMF Youtube Channel, which features both short educational videos and full: https://www.youtube.com/imf
Become proficient in at least one statistical software package (Stata, E-Views) and one programming language (R, Python).
Learn a foreign language. Continuously learn and gain new skills! There are tons of courses to enhance your skill-set at Open Platforms (edx.org; coursera.com; udemy.com), which offer individual courses, specialisations and micro-masters programs.
Practice job-market interviews and believe in yourself!