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

Originally Posted by jogon12

Hello Folks,

This is my first post on here, I discovered this blog about a week ago when I got an invite for TB AC.

I would not be disclosing the juiciest bits of the day simply because I feel its unhelpful to you. Going through the day, not fully knowing what to expect, having to respond to what is thrown at you would give you an exhilarating feeling when you're done. A feeling of I came, I saw , I conquered (or not) and it would be great for personal development as well. Who wants to get a job anyway and still harbour some doubt as to whether they fully deserve the job? whether they got it solely on their own merit? Right, enough of my life coaching session.

Structure of the day - 30mins - Read a brief (very brief) case study about the bank and make recommendations for service improvement.
45mins - Review half year statement of the Bank and answer 3 questions about the Bank's performance and future as well as implication for the Business you applied to.
20mins - Team meeting on the first activity.
30mins - 45mins - Presentation on the second activity, immediately followed by Q&A and for some, immediately followed by interview.

All you need to go through is composure and common sense, unfortunately for me, I dont think I showed enough of both. Fingers crossed.

Good luck.

@jogon12, Kudos to you. It takes a true spirit that fears no competition to do what you did. For a newbie, you have a double thumbs up for me. There are several people that had been attending interviews but unlike them, you possess the same conviction as a couple of us do (thanks largely to ighoeve). I pray you succeed.

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For all those that went for the ac yesterday, well done and all the best

Hey guys...BIS expired...AC experience was sometin else, am stil trying to recover from the aftermath of that experience. All they have said is basically what we encountered. To add specifics, the group discussion was on recommendations on hw to address customer expectations on accessing the bank's 24/7 service. Discussion was on make strong recommendations, any changes ? system and processes,potentials enablers and barriers, implementation strategy. The 10mins presentation jus like was said was on half year's report and and following an interview. My interview comprised of avalanche of competenc- based questions. The technical questions askd would be based on ??Where u lead them to and would require spot-on intuition. You get enough time to prepare with an A4 and flip chart. jot down ur points for each stage jus before the session begins.

Any news fellas?...the thread almost got lost. Cheers

Nothing from my end.

Pam which role did u apply for?

Please as anyone who applied for consumer banking been called for AC

@charlybobo, Consumer IGP. U?

Applied for Transaction banking, u mean consumer banking guys havnt bn called for AC @ pamach?

@charlybobo. Honestly, I don't know. That question is better answered by those who have gone for the AC. All WE can do is pray and hope (but also consider other opportunities when they come)

Guys I applied for Nigeria International Graduate Programme Consumer Banking and haven't heard back seen I was successful for the first assessment. Any one with useful information.