Topic: Standard Chartered bank 2012.--International Graduate Programme

Originally Posted by Charlybobo

I applied for transaction banking, jus wondering, is der any1 else who applied for transaction banking and made it through the fone interview?...cheers

To Charlybobo and all others who have inboxed me to ask which program I have chosen; I applied to WB - Transaction Banking, I passed the phone interview and Im waiting for the nest step.

Regards

I'd like to add to the point that Ochers, Ighoeve, and Pamach mentioned. Going through all 26 pages in this forum + previous forums discussing the same topic in previous years, I have not seen anything related to the last stage of assessments!! It looks like everyone dissappear after the phone interview :S I may understand that the people who fail at the last stage could get mad and decide not to help others becz if they didn't take the position than no one else deserves it (although I'm totally against this mentality)... but what about the people who actually do get the offer?! I don't understand why they decided to keep the info for themselves!! The least you can do people is to give back to the people who have helped you reach this far! Don't become too arrogant and feel like you are better than the people that actually played a role in helping you reach this far.

As for me, you guys can make sure that I'll be back posting my final assessment experience from A to Z whether I get the offer or not just the way I did with my phone interview. I passed my phone interview around a week ago so I expect the final assessment to take place around mid December (nothing certain, just my expectations).

Wishing you all good luck.

Sergea

My source was generally trying to be clandestine with d main, d main. I agree that the info I am about to give lacks depth, but I will post it anyway. Hope the house can just manage it.

Likely events to take place at the AC.

Another test--at least one of numerical, verbal, or inductive(logical) reasoning test

Interviews--
About the strategy of the bank, emerging markets and particularly the bank's strategy on emerging markets and key expansion to other frontier markets. Why WB or Transaction or Financial Markets or ...

Presentation---
Generally sharpen your skills here; a great way to do this is to already have your strategic chronology. I want to present, I will do so by, blah blah blah..I am sure you grab

Case Study--
Presentation skills will most definitely help here.

Finally, don't forget to memorize or vigorously practice competency based questions and answers. You will still be asked. Also, read up anything and everything that concerns the financial markets and risks.

Be too much aware of the role you have applied for and all the departments within the bank.

To rap up, enjoy my chat with the contact:

[27.11.2011 15:20:50] contact: hey
[27.11.2011 15:21:11] contact: spoken with hr
[27.11.2011 15:21:44] ighoeve: what ur hr say
[ [27.11.2011 15:27:46] contact: they said they will
[27.11.2011 15:27:55] contact: ask about the strategy of the bank
[27.11.2011 15:28:01] ighoeve: what
[27.11.2011 15:28:12] ighoeve: assessment
[27.11.2011 15:28:21] ighoeve: assessment centre
[27.11.2011 15:28:53] contact: there will be interviews na
[27.11.2011 15:29:25] ighoeve: what strategy are u talking about
[27.11.2011 15:29:39] contact: the strategy of the bank
[27.11.2011 15:29:52] contact: expansion into emerging markets
[27.11.2011 15:29:58] ighoeve: ok
[27.11.2011 15:30:03] ighoeve: that was all they said
[27.11.2011 15:30:14] contact: then there will be a presentation
[27.11.2011 15:30:23] contact: and case study
[27.11.2011 15:32:51] contact: there will also be a test
[27.11.2011 15:33:09] contact: and there will be competency based questions asked
[27.11.2011 15:33:15] ighoeve: another test ke
[27.11.2011 15:33:29] ighoeve: what about for people abroad
[27.11.2011 15:35:55] contact: no other test for them
[27.11.2011 15:36:47] ighoeve: good. u can detail the info in a write-up if you like. for now
[27.11.2011 15:37:03] ighoeve: for now, i have to leave u to continue my work..
[27.11.2011 15:37:04] ighoeve: later
[27.11.2011 15:37:09] contact: k no problem
[27.11.2011 15:37:13] contact: ttyl8r
[27.11.2011 16:11:37] ighoeve: heyy, so this was all your hr said? no specifics?
[27.11.2011 16:12:09] contact: it is very important
[27.11.2011 16:12:30] ighoeve: what is important?
[27.11.2011 16:12:37] contact: that the person is aware of the role
[27.11.2011 16:12:49] contact: and also the departments at sc
[27.11.2011 16:13:45] ighoeve: how many people are they looking to take?
[27.11.2011 16:15:17] conatct: and thee competencies
[27.11.2011 16:15:23] contact: are 1 business awareness
[27.11.2011 16:15:40] conact: 2 committment to personal development
[27.11.2011 16:15:48] contact: 3 team work
[27.11.2011 16:15:53] contact: 4 time management
[27.11.2011 16:15:56] contact: 5 leadership
[27.11.2011 16:16:03] contact: 6 communication skills
[27.11.2011 16:16:27] contact: 7 problem solving

Enjoy!

Ighoeve.

Tanx for d info,but d guy did not ans d question about how many they re looking to hire. I tink dat would have also been useful. It reminds of Unilever dat received 64k applications for their graduate trainee program n would only need less than 54 ppl.

Originally Posted by kazal

Tanx for d info,but d guy did not ans d question about how many they re looking to hire. I tink dat would have also been useful. It reminds of Unilever dat received 64k applications for their graduate trainee program n would only need less than 54 ppl.

my brother, thank you for noticing. I will specifically ask for that. i refer you to our previous converse. see the highlighted. if unilever could command 64k applications for a salary of less than 300k/month, what would we now say of standard chartered that offers a salary greater than 30k/month? remember the subsaharan hr told me that they received a record number of applications from naija alone. i guess she meant to say they received 250k applications. don't wonder, this is very possible.

but what i know is that they will take whom they will take, whether 1 milla people applied or not.

regards,
ighoeve.

Good day ighoeve,pls i am interested in the site my email is [email protected]

Originally Posted by ighoeve

Put at yahoo dot co dot uk beside my username and send me a blank email. I will send you a site, which should help you score at least 40%.

@ Ighoeve..dnt know who you are...or wher u are frm?...buh one tn i knw ?? certain, ppl lik you are very hard to come by, hav noticed your contributions to this forum, ur intentions are clearly selfless and targetd @ helping odas to succeed. I personally hav gained alot from your posts cos they hav bn very helpful. Jus want you to know every selfless act doesn't go unrewarded...beyond SCB, beyond job hunting..i fink you ar a gr8t person and look forward to meet you smday..cheers mate

Originally Posted by Charlybobo

@ Ighoeve..dnt know who you are...or wher u are frm?...buh one tn i knw ?? certain, ppl lik you are very hard to come by, hav noticed your contributions to this forum, ur intentions are clearly selfless and targetd @ helping odas to succeed. I personally hav gained alot from your posts cos they hav bn very helpful. Jus want you to know every selfless act doesn't go unrewarded...beyond SCB, beyond job hunting..i fink you ar a gr8t person and look forward to meet you smday..cheers mate

my brother, na so we see am o. thank you. we may jam in the future, who knows.

cheers,
ighoeve

Hi guys, any1 wit ideas, when & wher the assessment day will hold? My estimation suggests after the application deadline which shld be smtyme around march? Judging by hw oda MNC's conduct recruitments. Stand to be corrected.

Warm regards,

Has anyone noticed on their website that applications from nija are no longer being accepted despite the fact that the app deadline in still far away?

Hmmm....not surprising..judging from what was posted earlier on, "Nigeria has a record number of application"...