1.Why do you want to enter banking?
* You need to talk about Banking – what the interviewer seeks for is a
person who is flexible to be along with the given timings, someone who
can cope up with writing bits and bobs or a person who can benefit them
with more development .Your answer can have following bulleted points.
•Banking is a fast changing environment
•Retail banking is now very competitive – from telephone banking, retailers and etc Banking is thus now largely sales driven.
# You can even talk about IT getting changes and clearing banks offers a
wide range of career opportunities for graduates – not just in branch
banking but also in financial services, consultancy and corporate
banking.
2.Have you applied to any other areas apart from banking?
Here off course your answer will hold some other finance or sales and
marketing careers – insurance or accountancy, altogether these careers
should have skills related to banking.
3.How do you feel about committing yourself to another three years of exams?
The professional examinations that you will almost certainly be required
to take as part of your training are not always difficult in
themselves, but do require determination and focus- especially as much
of your study will be done in the evenings after a hard days work.
You should also be aware of the range of qualifications open to you –
many of the large clearing banks offer the opportunity to gain
qualifications in marketing, personnel or accountancy – not just
banking.
4.Tell me about an experience in which you had to use tact?
Tact and diplomacy are important qualities in retail banking – the
customer is (almost!) always right. You may have to tell an account
holder diplomatically why they can’t have a loan for example, without
provoking them into moving their account elsewhere.
To answer this type of question, think through everything you have done
in the last five years – school, university, sports, clubs, societies,
travel, vacation jobs etc. and try to think of situations where you had
to demonstrate this and other qualities – do this before your interview.
If you have completed a number of employer application forms, then you
should already have done this as this type of question is now common on
application forms.
5.Who are our major competitors and what differences do you notice in our products?
The company will be expecting that you have done your research on the
industry generally. You should be familiar with the bank’s products and
services – literature on these can be picked up at any branch. Read the
banks brochures and annual reports – these may be in the careers
information room.
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