Commonwealth Bank of Australia Interview Questions

3 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (89%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

4.7
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  • Negative
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  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (74%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

3
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  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (89%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Commonwealth Bank of Australia

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Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Commercial Banking
Location Sydney
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2018
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Commercial Banking
Location Sydney
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
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3rd+ Year Analyst
Year 2015
Job Title 3rd+ Year Analyst
Group/Division Leveraged Finance
Location Sydney
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
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Interview Questions & Answers - Commonwealth Bank of Australia Examples

Summer Intern Interview - Commercial Banking

Anonymous employee in Sydney
Interviewed: October 2023
Date Submitted: Feb 26, 2024
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Background Check
Other
Interview
1. Applying online through the CBA website (uploading CV and selecting which division)
2. Online test which consisted of emotional, rational and mathematical questions
3. Online recorded interview
4. Assessment centre (1 interview with 2 assessors followed by a group task with 4-5 potential candidates)
5. Offer
Interview Questions
When have you encountered an issue with a customer and how did you resolve it?
In your work experience, what has been the biggest challenge
Sample Answer

Customer Service Officer Interview - Commercial Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Sydney
Interviewed: August 2018
Date Submitted: Aug 13, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Other
Interview
Resume application, followed by psychometric test, video interview, assessment centre. Psychometric test was standard maths and verbal, video interview asked about general trends in the industry
Interview Questions
What are some of the trends in finance?
Tell me about yourself?
Why should be hire you?
Why do you want to work for CBA?

Mostly a mixture of standard behavioural questions and some industry specific questions. No technical questions asked.

What are some of the trends in finance?
Tell me about yourself?
Why should be hire you?
Why do you want to work for CBA?

Mostly a mixture of standard behavioural questions and some industry specific questions. No technical questions asked.
There are some good websites which you can use to find interview questions online as well
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Analyst Interview - Leveraged Finance

Anonymous employee in Sydney
Interviewed: July 2015
Date Submitted: Oct 26, 2017
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Background Check
Interview
Interview came about via an employee referral & took about a month to complete. Initial interview questions involved asking how to estimate a specific company's revenue (e.g. bottom up vs top down) & my background. Final interview was with two heads of team, primarily focusing on my motivations, strengths & weaknesses and reasons for joining the team.
Interview Questions
The hardest question in the interview was to estimate the revenue of a ferry company. Additional questions were fairly standard, including walking through how to build a DCF.

The case study was of average difficult, and focused on a short-form paper and reviewing the investment case. Subsequently, had to present my findings to an Associate Director and two Directors. Asked for an investment recommendation (yes or no) from a debt perspective, and also from an equity perspective. Additional throw-in question was around how you would grow the business as CEO.
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