UBA Interview.

@ bimbotek, I suggest u chill, am in same category, and since u passed, will be called soonest...

Bimbo its me Donf. I owe u an apology and cnt wait 2do dat. We wrote on same day. Dats 19 and am even wonderin why dey gave me so much time b4 my interview after sendin me d invite. About 13days interval. Havnt seen dat b4. Just chil and xpct ur invite. Their proceedure is usualy 2days interval so jst b xpectant. How did ur entrance exam 4 unilag go? Cheers!

@ Donf...ok,am chilling...lag's MPA exam was fine....13 days interval...dats enough time to prepare.pray u succeed in ur interview.Takia.

pls,how did you submit your cv and where?i need reply

plz good people of the house where can one submit his cv in abuja or is it only lagos people alone?

Greetings gud people of d house, went 4 my uba interview and i came bak wit serious headache. Lots of drilling. We were just 12 invited and 9 present. 6 chicks, 3 men. Questns revolved around ur academics, ur personality, uba, the banking industry and perhaps ur family. To those xpctin invites i pray u are cald soonest.

@ all...just did my interview today....enough drilling just as Donf said...those guys get time ooo....i spent close to 45 mins with the panel(2 men and 1 woman).we were 10 in number and just as donf said the question was on everything...from ur personalty,uba,banking industry,merger and acquisition,y banking,salary,IT,infact be prepared 4 anytin...Pray i get this job ooo.

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@ all...just got a mail in my box now that i was successful in my interview with uba, dat i wud be contacted for the next stage of the recruitment process.I did my interview on the 11/09/2012...please who knows wat the next stage wud be?anoda interview or straight to medicals?Thanks...success to all of us

@bimbo, sent you a message, @don F, hope you also got the success mail bimbo did?

@bimbo is going to be anoda interview (chat) with a top management staff.. It could. with a regional bank head (RBH) or an executive director.. Then before Medicals if u are successful

@eeraiy33...thanks.....got to start preparing 4 anoda round of drilling

Thanx Walearoy, yap i did get the success mail. Baba God noni.

@all, did my test on monday amidst fear, but was succesfull eventually, heard UBA would finish the recruitment process this year for all applicants(ND,HND n BSC), so messages of invite for interview would start rolling in(for those that have not gotten). I fall into the category of those that have not done the interview and presently im being consumed by both fear and suspence. For those that have done the interview (both ND n BSC), please could you spill out the nature of question asked, how they were asked, and your/suggested response. I know i might be asking for babyfeeding, but iv never done any interview. Thanks!

@bimbotek, werese, donF, enkababe and others i dint mention, please help out here

@waleroy...sent u a pm...sorry it came late sha...that was the lil i cud remember...Gud luck when u do urs.

@bimbo, saw it, thanks a billion.

eiya, Walearoy u just pricked me emotionally. Lets start like this, go thru dis thread frm page 1 and grasp an idea of what the uba interview looks like. Nxt jettison any inherent fears and tension. This is a core aspect of the interview. U said this ìs ur 1st interview but i can assure u dat if u can jst believe in urself u wil definitely ace ur interview. An interview is just simply an interaction. A discussion or chat between u and ur prospective boss. But naivetè encapsulates us bcoz we are concious of the fact that we are being accessed thereby making us display traits of timidness, lack of sophistication and confidence that may not necessarily be a true representation of our personality. So my broda success starts from within u on ur journey to success in an interview. Do whatever u can do to build ur courage, confidence, belief, poise and self assurance. Begin to declare and make proclaimations like a king that yes I am are a success. Just free ur mind frm that pessimistic mental state. Because at UBA interview ur confidence, poise, swaggs, earns u up to 90% success rate. Mind u, I knw wot I'm talking about. Now to the next stage, how do u possess this seemingly implausible sophistication? There are so many physical ways whch u could figure out urself such as standing b4 a mirror and talking to urself, smoking bana (lol no mind me o! U smoke bana go there sori is ur name) but one sure way i knw is by being mentally prepared. Yes, mental alacrity. Go online, get and read materials on how to prepare for an interview specifically a bank interview. At this stage of ur life u ought to be versed in current issues affecting ur polity, economy and society. Listen to the news on tv, read newspapers, engage in intellectual discourse with ur friends and so on. U should understand global economic events such as gobal economic meltdown, sovereign debt crisis etc. Be familiar with ur own national banking industry and reforms. Just read and be knowledgeable bcoz it is power. Dissect the organizatn called UBA and navigate through its corpse performing a posthumous operation on its history, products, values, management, financial reports, etc in short read the full website. Next is that u should understand ur personality and be able to explain it. Knw urself. Just d way i said u shld read UBA, u shld also read urself. Ur CV is also very vital. If u didnt prepare ur CV urself, painstakingly and fastidiously go through it making sure u understand every single word. For instance during my 2nd interview, my interviewer lookd at my CV and d first thing he did was read out my career objective from my CV to me and told me he doesnt understand all the grammatical compositions and jargons he is seeing. He said i shld give him a layman's translation. He read it sentence after sentence and i had to explain after him. Anoda thing is that u must be well accustomed with the conceptual framework of the course u studied in school and be able to discuss it effortlessly. U may be asked to link the connectivity btw ur course of study and banking. For ur appearance, make sure u get enough sleep the previous night so u dnt look cumbersome. Ur disposition should be smart and reflect the ambience of the UBA Head Office. Look neat, well shaven, and wear a natural smile rite frm ur house til u are done wit d interview. A nice tie on a blue or a white shirt should do with a black suit and troussers (no wear short knicker go o! Lol) Also make sure u communicate effectively. Speak out but dnt shout, speak simple good English (d one Chinua Achebe will call "is and was" English) listen attentively, respond to only questions that u are asked, be brief in ur responses and make sure u maintain a decent eye contact.

Well, i hav said a lot and it may be a boring sermon to u but i can assure dat there is no easy route to success. I'm not saying u cnt scale through without applying any effort but a foreign adage says - when opportunity meets preparation, the outcome of the collision is a resounding success not luck. The moment i finished my interviews i went home a 101% confident of being invited for the nxt stage.
Lastly and definitely most importantly, commit everything - urself, the interview, interviewers, the bank - into God's Hands. Pray effectually and intermittently. Every thing i have been saying is a complete waste of time without the last one i.e recourse to God. A situation Hon. Patrick Obiagbon wil describe as a cul-de-sac.
So sir, relax, prepare for ur interview, go for it, wow ur interviewers and come out successfully just the way u aced ur test.
You can thank me later when u get the job with a bottle of Rose.
#winks#

@ don F, rose ke? Ok o, i hear u o! But seriously, thanks for the heads up though iv not realy comprehended it accuretly but i would. Thanks boss!, @bimbotek, thanks for the messages, guys i believe we would be colluges (for those who would take the UBA offer). And if there's anybody that has anytin to say (both relevant and irrelivant), pls DO! Im believing i would scale through just being nervous.

@ waleroy.... Donf already said everything that you need to know,so Go with the peace of d lord !

Don F, I see u bro.. nice advice and well said

@donF. i must commend u for taking ur time to compose all this abrakatabras.@waleroy, i'd advice that u take ur time to assimilate all d Don has said. In addition, I believe one major ingredient to acing an interview is confidence. No employer wants to employ timid people. so i'd advice that u kill fear. fear will make u forget what u already know. then practice practice practice! cos if u dont practice, someone else is practicing and when u meet, he will beat u hands down. May God help us all.

shout out!!!!! to everybody that did their interview
on the 19th of this month, I jst got my '' U were
successful at ur interview message'' from uba..
phew!!!!!! thats interview was a real power tussle..

I just enta fridge pop one champaign on top ur head. U go replace am during training. Congrats my oga, we go yarn in d morrow.

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@all, you guys are the best, il put in my best, just that i have some academic work here to face which i allowed to compile. Anyway thanks! @MIB, congrats! If don F is taking champaign, me im taking coca cola, cos im watching my suger level! @all, thanks again. How relevant is that IEC master job resume and interview book? @don F nd bimbotek abeg answer this question.

@bimbotek, @donf aw av u guys been, have u gotten any further information after the success text we got? please lemme know.

Walearoy, i dnt knw what the IEC stuf looks like but it shld be useful. If u aren't convinced about its efficacy then use Google. Cheers man. Tayo2k7 we never stil hear frm them. Most probably they want make d guys 4 banking sch finish first.

@all, was making inquiry on how to answer if i get the salary question and someone said i should reply with 1.8m per annum. Wantd to know if ill be on track.#JUST THINKING

@waleroy UBA pays abt 2.6 m IMO 1.8 is two small.

@oblongata, are you serious?, whats your source? Cos the person im refering to here is my brother, that was working at their head office but resigned october last year. Please more opinions need here. And how best can i ask the question if asked. Abeg make una no talk sey my wahala too much o!

Oblaganta and walearoy where una get una figures from? I learnt 4rm guys that are presently in banking school that one earns 60k for the first 6 meant for trainings. Then u earn 106k and 126k after confirmatn. These are applicable 2 entry level employees.

i got the figure from an ex-uba corper am not sure if its 4 real sha

@don F, my broda! He was working there, left there october. But going by the union bank thread, i guess 1.2m per year aint too much, abi wetin una dey think?

DONF is on point.. What you were told by the folks is the truth.. 60k for 6months then 106-126 after confirmation.. I was also told this by a staff working in UBA.

@ wole you can tell them 1.8m per annum, i told them that during my interview in Jos and i was invited for the 2nd stage chat with a regional Bank Head ..NOTE: you should knw the monthly breakdown i.e 150k/month bcos after telling them 1.8 they ask hw much is that on a monthly basis which i replied without hesitation.

Am still waiting to see/hear their invite for medicals. Bcos the chats i had with RBH was a fruitful.. With God am sure I've gotten this one

Abeg I jst wanted to ask ooo, Dont uba pay allowance ni??? like performance, housing, bonus and co like other bank do, cos I hve neva heard anybody say anything of such b4

Allowances like that will be paid after the training ie after confirmation.

Okay... Thanks cos I got 2 jobs on my hand, am looking for the one with the bigger pay.lol

Okay... Thanks cos I got 2 jobs on my hand, am looking for the one with bigger pay, I guess they will make up for the low salary in their allowances cos UBA salary happens to b one of the lowest if not the lowest in the banking industry