{"id":23219,"date":"2026-09-29T11:39:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T11:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pp.itu.int\/2026\/?page_id=23219"},"modified":"2026-09-29T14:51:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T14:51:27","slug":"candidate-interviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pp.itu.int\/2026\/en\/elections\/candidate-interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidate interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section>\n    <div class=\"text-section\">\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-left\" data-span=\"8\">\n                        <p>\n        After the deadline for candidatures (12 October 2026 at 2359 hours CET), the ITU editorial team will ask all candidates for ITU&#8217;s five elected management posts to answer a standard set of interview questions. <br><br>The questions for each position will be sent on Tuesday, 13 October to each candidate&#8217;s personal email address. Candidates will then be invited to submit their answers by the deadline  of 2359 hours CET on Friday, 23 October.<br><br><strong>Here are the questions to all candidates for each post: <\/strong>    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-right data-span-override\" data-span=\"4\">\n            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                                <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/pp.itu.int\/2026\/en\/elections\/candidate-interviews\/candidate-questions-itu-secretary-general\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pp.itu.int\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/candidates.svg\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Secretary-General<\/p>\n                                                            <p><\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/pp.itu.int\/2026\/en\/elections\/candidate-interviews\/candidate-questions-itu-deputy-secretary-general\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pp.itu.int\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/candidates.svg\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Deputy <br>Secretary-General<\/p>\n                                                            <p><\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/pp.itu.int\/2026\/en\/elections\/candidate-interviews\/candidate-questions-itu-br-director\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pp.itu.int\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/candidates.svg\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Director of the <br>Radiocommunication <br>Bureau<\/p>\n                                                            <p><\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/pp.itu.int\/2026\/en\/elections\/candidate-interviews\/candidate-questions-itu-tsb-director\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pp.itu.int\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/candidates.svg\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Director of the <br>Telecommunication <br>Standardization Bureau<\/p>\n                                                            <p><\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" 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    <p>\n        <strong>Editorial guidelines for the responses of all candidates<\/strong>    <\/p>\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>Responses should be written in plain, concise words and in a style that is accessible to a general readership.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>Responses must not exceed 1000 words in total, excluding the questions.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>Abbreviations and acronyms should be kept to a minimum and should be defined the first time they are used in the text.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>Footnotes and hyperlinks should not be used.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>Candidates may answer in any of ITU&#8217;s six official languages and are encouraged to submit their answers in the language they are most comfortable writing in.<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n                  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