Standard Bank Interview Questions

3 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (64%)

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.

3.7
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  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (56%)

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.

2.7
  • Very Easy
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  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (62%)

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 Standard Bank

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Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Global Markets
Location London
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Year 2020
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Lagos
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Location Johannesburg
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Interview Questions & Answers - Standard Bank Examples

Internship Interview - Global Markets

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: June 2021
Date Submitted: Aug 26, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
3-4 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Been through 4 stages of an interview with an Analyst, Associate, VP and Managing director separately. Easy technicals, hard brain teasers.
Interview Questions
I was asked to give the market cap of several European stocks such as Spotify or Total SA (a number was expected), and explain if I found that they were fairly valued by the market, while the interviewer checked my answers on Bloomberg.
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Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Lagos
Interviewed: May 2020
Date Submitted: Jul 30, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
For Investment banking. Started off with a phone interview, screening, just general questions of why I'm interested in the role, and my background.
The second interview was with a group where we went over my resume, and discussed the skills I bring to the table, including financial modelling and research. Asked which areas I'll have a preference for.
Interview Questions
When asked about financial modelling, I was asked to give an overview of what my process is to build a model.
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Senior Associate Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Johannesburg
Interviewed: June 2015
Date Submitted: May 24, 2019
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
Interviewed with VP, Head of the team, HR and one of the personality test contractors. Smooth process due to direct dealings with HR and the Head of the team. No headhunters.
Interview Questions
Most difficult were questions about my willingness to be with the business in the long term in South Africa. Would I leave for other countries such as London or Singapore or elsewhere.
Technically they knew I was good through the references and they were also co-advisors with me on a another deal.
The Head of the team wanted me to work on everything except natural resources but natural resources was their main revenue sector.
There were also a lot of questions about expected promotion and salary levels.
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