Standard Chartered bank 2012.--International Graduate Programme

Haven't heard back from them after first assessment, I'm guessing the programme filled up early or something.

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Originally Posted by Ameenaht

Haven't heard back from them after first assessment, I'm guessing the programme filled up early or something.

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They are seriously confused on whom to give offers or invite to the last round. They have too many qualified people competing for few places. Their HR officers have been highly unprofessional, if you ask me. Imagine constantly promising to get back to you, only for them to later tell you that the position you applied for has been filled. What! who filled it? Ghost? hahahaha.

It is good to always have a backup plan. Otherwise all these big companies can mess someone up. It was much easier to get into the programme some years back. Unfortunately, the respect accorded to a good usually vanishes when the supply of the good far, far exceeds its demand. This is trivial economics, and it is what we are experiencing nowadays.

Nonetheless, all hope is not lost sha. Keep your fingers crossed. You might just be the one they have been looking for. As I said, they are currently overwhelmed and confused. Pray that their confusion becomes your own advantage.

Igh

Can someone please share their experience with the assessment centre with me? I have one coming up and don't know what to prepare for it, i am from non-banking background and preparation is crucial, thx !

@christ118, congratulations on passing your second assessment, is assessment centre your second assessment? do you mind sharing what you have gone through if that's the case? thanks, you can get me at [email protected]

@foreverhopefull, so i read that you passed the assessment centre, can you please share with me your experience with the assessment centre? i was told that there will be a group discussion followed by an individual presentation, can i know what topic did you get for the group discussion and the individual presentation? many thanks ahead

hi all,was finally invited to schedule my telephone interview six months after application was successfully submitted.is there anyone who applied for Financial Markets(Wholesale Banking) in the house?Thank you...

Anybody with info after d online assessment?

Got a call recently from SCB and was asked if I would like to transfer my application to Financial Markets programme because the Transaction Banking programme I applied for as my first choice is filled up. Just thought I should let d house know. pls keep hope alive. Using this opportunity to thank everybody who has contributed on this platform especially Ighoeve. may God bless u all

SCB, really disappointed with their employment methods is all I can say

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Originally Posted by ALADE4J

Got a call recently from SCB and was asked if I would like to transfer my application to Financial Markets programme because the Transaction Banking programme I applied for as my first choice is filled up. Just thought I should let d house know. pls keep hope alive. Using this opportunity to thank everybody who has contributed on this platform especially Ighoeve. may God bless u all

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Good news, great!!! A friend who applied for financial markets was told last year that the bank would not be accepting applications for this program in Naija. He was then advised to choose either transaction banking or corporate finance. 5 months later, he was told that the position he applied for had been filled. This sad news came from the bank`s HR office in Naija. However, as favor would have it, the same guy was called from the bank's HR office to arrange an interview.

I am sure this story is similar to yours.

i pass D telephone interview yesttrday. is the next stage the assessment centre? it just say another interview

I passed the telephone interview since November last year and I've been waiting for an invite to the assessment center but my status has not changed from successful after first assessment. I heard from a friend that the wholesale banking programme has been suspended for this year except for the financial markets. I applied to coverage and corporate finance, I wonder what will happen to us that applied to the wholesale banking programme that have been suspended. does anyone have any info on this?

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Originally Posted by thlo87

Can someone please share their experience with the assessment centre with me? I have one coming up and don't know what to prepare for it, i am from non-banking background and preparation is crucial, thx !

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@ Thlo87 please when did you do the telephone interview and how soon did they schedule an assessment? Also which of the programmes did you apply to? wholesale banking or consumer banking. I am just trying to understand why I have not been contacted for an AC since mid november that I passed the first interview.

any info will be appreciated. Thanks

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Originally Posted by thlo87

i have an assessment centre coming up for the consumer banking international graduate programme, can someone please share with me their experience with standard chartered international graduate programme? you can email me at [email protected]

Many thanks !

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Have you had you assessment centre yet? please share your experience with the group. Thanks

Please, I will really appreciate it if member of this forum who apply for corporate finance share their experience. I rarely could find a post related to that

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Originally Posted by bluetooth

i pass D telephone interview yesttrday. is the next stage the assessment centre? it just say another interview

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Bluetooth, please what do you apply for

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Originally Posted by ProfitTable

Please, I will really appreciate it if member of this forum who apply for corporate finance share their experience. I rarely could find a post related to that

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Hi, i applied to corporate finance, but I am waiting for an invite to AC, passed the phone interview over 3 months ago!

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Originally Posted by ighoeve

They are seriously confused on whom to give offers or invite to the last round. They have too many qualified people competing for few places. Their HR officers have been highly unprofessional, if you ask me. Imagine constantly promising to get back to you, only for them to later tell you that the position you applied for has been filled. What! who filled it? Ghost? hahahaha.

It is good to always have a backup plan. Otherwise all these big companies can mess someone up. It was much easier to get into the programme some years back. Unfortunately, the respect accorded to a good usually vanishes when the supply of the good far, far exceeds its demand. This is trivial economics, and it is what we are experiencing nowadays.

Nonetheless, all hope is not lost sha. Keep your fingers crossed. You might just be the one they have been looking for. As I said, they are currently overwhelmed and confused. Pray that their confusion becomes your own advantage.

Igh

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@ Ighoeve, I would say AMEN to you prayer. Please , I have PMed you. I am expecting ur response. Thanks

Hi people,

I'm super new here and I can't believe I missed this post. Anyway, i just had my telephone interview two weeks back and was notified last week that I was successful. I would love to also contribute to this forum.

I applied for the igp financial markets since september but was only contacted by their head office in march, that was after i had called the hr office in nigeria and they had told me the roles were cancelled.

Anyway the whole point is for those who havent heard from them, just excercise more patience recruitment generally ends in June.

For the telephone interview an extra question which i would love to add is

" If u were to get this job and also had another offer, what would be the differentiating factor that would help you in making your choice". This was the last question I was asked and I haven't seen any other person post it.

I would really love any tips on the next stage and would gladly share anything i hear about the process.

@Sergea I would really love tips on the assessment center. Thanks

You guys rock.

Kunmi

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Originally Posted by Kunmi101

Hi people,

I'm super new here and I can't believe I missed this post. Anyway, i just had my telephone interview two weeks back and was notified last week that I was successful. I would love to also contribute to this forum.

I applied for the igp financial markets since september but was only contacted by their head office in march, that was after i had called the hr office in nigeria and they had told me the roles were cancelled.

Anyway the whole point is for those who havent heard from them, just excercise more patience recruitment generally ends in June.

For the telephone interview an extra question which i would love to add is

" If u were to get this job and also had another offer, what would be the differentiating factor that would help you in making your choice". This was the last question I was asked and I haven't seen any other person post it.

I would really love any tips on the next stage and would gladly share anything i hear about the process.

@Sergea I would really love tips on the assessment center. Thanks

You guys rock.

Kunmi

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Hi Kunmi,

Thanks for letting us know, I was seriously getting discouraged because I have my telephone interview last year and was told I was successful on the same day but have not had any word back from them since then. I think I might give them a call and ask if there is still a chance for this year so I can cut my losses and push on for other applications instead of hoping for nothing.

Good luck

Assessment center Information

First session is a group assessment center where you would be given a case study , you would have about 10- 15 minutes o prepare for the assessment. Each candidate would have one supervisor monitoring his behavior. Just try to be confident and make sure you participate and if possible take action and be the leader.


Second session

You would be given a 10 mins break. You would be given another material ... past financial report of Standard chattered( I cant remember but think its last year) you can look at the website and equip your self with some terms in the statement what they mean and their implication in the financail statement . and possible recommendation... you would be required to make ur recommendation after anaysing their financials( nb you would have to read fast cos the material is a bit bulky)

You would make a presentation to the panel with your recommendation using a flip chart - dont make it too long as you dont have too much time ... go straight to the point and make sure ur recommendations are solution driven.

Make sure ur presentation skills are spot on . .i.e dont block the flip chart while presenting.

Final assessment day.

Its a formal chat / interview with Head of Consumer Banking West Africa Carol Oyedeji . She is a young cheerful person ... i think its about confidence. She would probably ask about you , the bank , product and maybe global financial crisis . Its a short chat maximum of maybe 15 to 20,mins. Some people chat where 5 mins

I really hope this helps someone.

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Originally Posted by somebody01

Assessment center Information

First session is a group assessment center where you would be given a case study , you would have about 10- 15 minutes o prepare for the assessment. Each candidate would have one supervisor monitoring his behavior. Just try to be confident and make sure you participate and if possible take action and be the leader.


Second session

You would be given a 10 mins break. You would be given another material ... past financial report of Standard chattered( I cant remember but think its last year) you can look at the website and equip your self with some terms in the statement what they mean and their implication in the financail statement . and possible recommendation... you would be required to make ur recommendation after anaysing their financials( nb you would have to read fast cos the material is a bit bulky)

You would make a presentation to the panel with your recommendation using a flip chart - dont make it too long as you dont have too much time ... go straight to the point and make sure ur recommendations are solution driven.

Make sure ur presentation skills are spot on . .i.e dont block the flip chart while presenting.

Final assessment day.

Its a formal chat / interview with Head of Consumer Banking West Africa Carol Oyedeji . She is a young cheerful person ... i think its about confidence. She would probably ask about you , the bank , product and maybe global financial crisis . Its a short chat maximum of maybe 15 to 20,mins. Some people chat where 5 mins

I really hope this helps someone.

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@somebody, I really appreciate your effort in sharing this information.....it is a part relief for me. Yes it really help.

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Originally Posted by Kunmi101

Hi people,

I'm super new here and I can't believe I missed this post. Anyway, i just had my telephone interview two weeks back and was notified last week that I was successful. I would love to also contribute to this forum.

I applied for the igp financial markets since september but was only contacted by their head office in march, that was after i had called the hr office in nigeria and they had told me the roles were cancelled.

Anyway the whole point is for those who havent heard from them, just excercise more patience recruitment generally ends in June.

For the telephone interview an extra question which i would love to add is

" If u were to get this job and also had another offer, what would be the differentiating factor that would help you in making your choice". This was the last question I was asked and I haven't seen any other person post it.

I would really love any tips on the next stage and would gladly share anything i hear about the process.

@Sergea I would really love tips on the assessment center. Thanks

You guys rock.

Kunmi

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hello, thank you for this information. hahahaha, people should know why they would prefer standard chartered bank to others..

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Originally Posted by nefertiti

Hi Kunmi,

Thanks for letting us know, I was seriously getting discouraged because I have my telephone interview last year and was told I was successful on the same day but have not had any word back from them since then. I think I might give them a call and ask if there is still a chance for this year so I can cut my losses and push on for other applications instead of hoping for nothing.

Good luck

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hi, sorry about that. are you talking about IGP 2011 versus 2012?

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Originally Posted by somebody01

Assessment center Information

First session is a group assessment center where you would be given a case study , you would have about 10- 15 minutes o prepare for the assessment. Each candidate would have one supervisor monitoring his behavior. Just try to be confident and make sure you participate and if possible take action and be the leader.


Second session

You would be given a 10 mins break. You would be given another material ... past financial report of Standard chattered( I cant remember but think its last year) you can look at the website and equip your self with some terms in the statement what they mean and their implication in the financail statement . and possible recommendation... you would be required to make ur recommendation after anaysing their financials( nb you would have to read fast cos the material is a bit bulky)

You would make a presentation to the panel with your recommendation using a flip chart - dont make it too long as you dont have too much time ... go straight to the point and make sure ur recommendations are solution driven.

Make sure ur presentation skills are spot on . .i.e dont block the flip chart while presenting.

Final assessment day.

Its a formal chat / interview with Head of Consumer Banking West Africa Carol Oyedeji . She is a young cheerful person ... i think its about confidence. She would probably ask about you , the bank , product and maybe global financial crisis . Its a short chat maximum of maybe 15 to 20,mins. Some people chat where 5 mins

I really hope this helps someone.

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ah u chatted with the chick? good. hope she was personable. And congrats for getting this very far!!! this global financial crisis thing again. i was asked the same question by one of the world`s largest banks just last year. i think banks generally like the question. beware people!!

you are yet to tell the house the events that led to your being called/invited to the assessment centre. How did it go? I mean, from what time after your first interview were you invited to the assessment centre, and how many interviews did you have before being called for the ac?

thanks.

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Originally Posted by somebody01

Assessment center Information

First session is a group assessment center where you would be given a case study , you would have about 10- 15 minutes o prepare for the assessment. Each candidate would have one supervisor monitoring his behavior. Just try to be confident and make sure you participate and if possible take action and be the leader.


Second session

You would be given a 10 mins break. You would be given another material ... past financial report of Standard chattered( I cant remember but think its last year) you can look at the website and equip your self with some terms in the statement what they mean and their implication in the financail statement . and possible recommendation... you would be required to make ur recommendation after anaysing their financials( nb you would have to read fast cos the material is a bit bulky)

You would make a presentation to the panel with your recommendation using a flip chart - dont make it too long as you dont have too much time ... go straight to the point and make sure ur recommendations are solution driven.

Make sure ur presentation skills are spot on . .i.e dont block the flip chart while presenting.

Final assessment day.

Its a formal chat / interview with Head of Consumer Banking West Africa Carol Oyedeji . She is a young cheerful person ... i think its about confidence. She would probably ask about you , the bank , product and maybe global financial crisis . Its a short chat maximum of maybe 15 to 20,mins. Some people chat where 5 mins

I really hope this helps someone.

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Finally, where did you do the AC? London or Lagos or Accra or Cape Town or Dubai or-----or--?

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Originally Posted by ighoeve

hi, sorry about that. are you talking about IGP 2011 versus 2012?

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Hi,
I am talking about IGP for 2012. I did the application early when it opened in September.

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Originally Posted by somebody01

Assessment center Information

First session is a group assessment center where you would be given a case study , you would have about 10- 15 minutes o prepare for the assessment. Each candidate would have one supervisor monitoring his behavior. Just try to be confident and make sure you participate and if possible take action and be the leader.


Second session

You would be given a 10 mins break. You would be given another material ... past financial report of Standard chattered( I cant remember but think its last year) you can look at the website and equip your self with some terms in the statement what they mean and their implication in the financail statement . and possible recommendation... you would be required to make ur recommendation after anaysing their financials( nb you would have to read fast cos the material is a bit bulky)

You would make a presentation to the panel with your recommendation using a flip chart - dont make it too long as you dont have too much time ... go straight to the point and make sure ur recommendations are solution driven.

Make sure ur presentation skills are spot on . .i.e dont block the flip chart while presenting.

Final assessment day.

Its a formal chat / interview with Head of Consumer Banking West Africa Carol Oyedeji . She is a young cheerful person ... i think its about confidence. She would probably ask about you , the bank , product and maybe global financial crisis . Its a short chat maximum of maybe 15 to 20,mins. Some people chat where 5 mins

I really hope this helps someone.

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Hi,
Thanks for the update. Its good to know the process is still going on. What programme did you apply to? Wholesale Banking or Consumer Banking?

Thanks

She was pleasant . but unfortunately i was dropped afta the final interview. (they wld snd mail to only pple who got the job , others wld be notified thru d portal)

After the telephone Interview I was invited for the assessment centre and consequently I was invited for the final chat a little bit over a month.

Consumer Banking

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Originally Posted by somebody01

She was pleasant . but unfortunately i was dropped afta the final interview. (they wld snd mail to only pple who got the job , others wld be notified thru d portal)

After the telephone Interview I was invited for the assessment centre and consequently I was invited for the final chat a little bit over a month.

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Thanks for the infor.I would really like to find out from you how long you were told to wait for the final outcome of your final interview(after the final interview).
Has you application status on your web page on their site changed.
thanx once more.

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Originally Posted by somebody01

She was pleasant . but unfortunately i was dropped afta the final interview. (they wld snd mail to only pple who got the job , others wld be notified thru d portal)

After the telephone Interview I was invited for the assessment centre and consequently I was invited for the final chat a little bit over a month.

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Thanks for the infor.Am sure something better is waitin for you soon.I would really like to find out how long you were suppose to be notified the out come of your final interview(how long were u told to wait for the results after the final interview?).Has the status of the application changed on your web page?
Thank you once again n best of luck to those yet to go for AC.

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Originally Posted by chris118

Thanks for the infor.Am sure something better is waitin for you soon.I would really like to find out how long you were suppose to be notified the out come of your final interview(how long were u told to wait for the results after the final interview?).Has the status of the application changed on your web page?
Thank you once again n best of luck to those yet to go for AC.

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It took just abt 24 hours to after the final interview. The status has changed on the SC portal (dts hw i got to find out)

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Originally Posted by ighoeve

Finally, where did you do the AC? London or Lagos or Accra or Cape Town or Dubai or-----or--?

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The AC was in Lagos , there Ahamadu Bello office

@ somebody01, would like to find out, was there any further re-testing carried out @ Assessment centre as the website indicated there cld be if necessary. Thanx

hi somebody 01 thanks for the tips, still haven't heard from them. Will keep the group posted if i hear anything else.

Thanks somebody 01, these tips are really useful. I haven't heard from them abt the assessment centre. Will definitely keep the group posted.

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Originally Posted by ighoeve

hello, thank you for this information. hahahaha, people should know why they would prefer standard chartered bank to others..

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@somebody 01, thanks for the info its really relevant and to @nefertiti i really dont think you should call the Nigeria officed they seem to have no clue about whats going on.
I still haven't heard from them about the assessment centre, will definitely keep u guys posted.

Thanx guys...this thread has been informative. Had to dig this thread up after I got a mail for the phone interview. Had almost forgotten I applied!!!

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Originally Posted by Charlybobo

@ somebody01, would like to find out, was there any further re-testing carried out @ Assessment centre as the website indicated there cld be if necessary. Thanx

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From my experience there is no further retesting (dts is aptitude test)

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Originally Posted by nefertiti

Hi,
Thanks for the update. Its good to know the process is still going on. What programme did you apply to? Wholesale Banking or Consumer Banking?

Thanks

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I applied for consumer Banking