The following are minimum qualifications you need to be considered for the Young Professionals Program, although candidates selected tend to exceed these requirements:

• Be a citizen of a member country of the World Bank
• Be 32 years of age or younger when entering the YP Program in September 2006 (born on or after September 30, 1973)
• Have a Master's degree or equivalent
• Be fluent in English
• Specialize in a field relevant to the World Bank's operations such as economics, finance, education, public health, social sciences, engineering, urban planning, and natural resource management.
• Have significant relevant professional experience or continued academic study at the doctoral level

In order for you to be competitive for the limited number of positions, a combination of the following credentials is highly desirable:

• Display a commitment and passion for international development
• Possess outstanding academic credentials
• Have solid professional expertise and experience
• Exhibit excellent client engagement and team leadership skills suitable for working in an international organization
• Have international development country experience
• Have working knowledge of additional languages relevant to the World Bank's work
• Be flexible and have the ability to work in different areas of the institution
• Be willing to better understand poverty issues by having your work focus on the lowest income countries
• Be motivated to relocate and undertake country assignments