Standard Chartered Bank Interview Questions

50 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (84%)

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.

3.5
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (95%)

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
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (79%)

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 Chartered Bank

YearPositionLocationGroup/DivisionExperienceDifficulty
2022Business AnalystInformation Technology (IT)PositiveEasy
2022Markets InternLondonSales and TradingPositiveAverage
2022Global Markets AnalystSales and TradingNegativeAverage
2020Summer AnalystLondonInvestment BankingPositiveAverage
2022InternLondonSales and TradingPositiveAverage
2021GraduateLondonInvestment BankingNeutralAverage
2021Financial Markets InternNew YorkGeneralistVery PositiveAverage
2021Summer AnalystNew YorkSales and TradingVery PositiveAverage
2021Financial Markets AnalystLagosSales and TradingPositiveDifficult
2020Summer analyst transaction bankingLondonCommercial BankingPositiveAverage

Business Analyst Interview - Information Technology (IT)

Anonymous employee in

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: September 2022

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview

Interview

Interview contained 3 rounds:

1) First round with change management lead - Generic questions on how my experience and why Stan Chart. Why ITSM?
2) Second round with Head of ITSM - Generic questions yet again on experience, ServiceNow and how my analytics background could make a difference?
3) Third round with MD - Pretty casual. Was upfront that I got the job and this was just a formality. What would you do if we lay you off? How do you think recession will play out?

Interview Questions

What would you do if we lay you off?

Markets Intern Interview - Sales and Trading

Anonymous employee in London

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

2-3 months
Interviewed: October 2022

Application

1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Personality Test

Interview

1) Pymetrics Games, 12 games in which your results are matched with employees at the firm.
2) Online Tests, verbal and mathematics tests
3) HireVue Interview, general questions about role and SC. Nothing technical
4) AC, 3 interviews in person at their London offices. One business interview, one 30-minute presentation, and one 'reasoning' interview after a short time reading an exert making you choose between two investment opportunities.
HR were very kind and nice, and gave tour of offices as part of the AC as well as offerring food and drinks throughout the process.

Interview Questions

What industry/stock performs well during periods of high inflation and interest rates?

Global Markets Analyst Interview - Sales and Trading

Anonymous interview candidate in

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Recruiter

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: June 2022

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Invited me to final round then withdrew invitation as position was filled by internal candidate. Unprofessional.

Interview Questions

PV01 calculation question

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in London

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: February 2020

Application

Phone Interview
Group Interview
Background Check

Interview

HR interview making sure you know about the role and to understand availability. First interview was a group interview with seniors which was unusual. Everyone was very friendly and wanted to understand the level of knowledge.

Interview Questions

How is your knowledge of derivatives and forex?

Intern Interview - Sales and Trading

Anonymous interview candidate in London

Outcome

Declined Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: February 2022

Application

Phone Interview
Presentation
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Background Check

Interview

Online application, invite to complete psychometrics, SJT. If successful, video interview then assessment centre which involved presentation on a relevant innovation for the bank, HR interview, technical interview with head of trading and a case study.

Interview Questions

Calculate the sum of all numbers from 1 to 100

Graduate Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in London

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: December 2021

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

I only did the online interview. All of the questions are basic motivation questions and it is not difficult.

Interview Questions

Why do you want to work here?

Financial Markets Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in New York

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: November 2021

Application

1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test

Interview

I first applied online via Handshake, then I was invited to do a series of assessments like IQ, math, and personality tests. Lastly, a few weeks later, I was invited to a virtual superday where I had to prepare a presentation, do an HR and technical interview, and then a case study.

Interview Questions

What causes market fluctuations for commodities like gold and oil?

Summer Analyst Interview - Sales and Trading

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Outcome

Declined Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: October 2021

Application

1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation

Interview

Super day- Two and half hour of interviewing. Started with a HR interview, the went into a presentation on a topic I chose, then went into a one of one with a employee, then ended with a case study.

Interview Questions

In the one on one, they asked me where I would put my money with a high inflation market.

Financial Markets Analyst Interview - Sales and Trading

Anonymous employee in Lagos

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

2-3 months
Interviewed: February 2021

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test

Interview

Listed in order
- Personality/ Behavioral Test
- Logical Reasoning Test
- Quantitative Reasoning Test
- Hirevue video interview
- Phone Interview
- Super day consisting of Presentation, Technical interview and Fit Interview

Interview Questions

I had over a year of investment banking experience and I was trying to move into trading.

So for me the most difficult were the technical questions.

I had a question relating to how placing a trade taking into cognisance cash and risk management strategies

Summer analyst transaction banking Interview - Commercial Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in London

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: October 2020

Application

Other

Interview

Online interview asking a series of questions with a limit of 2 minutes per question. The questions would pop up on the screen and you would have 30 seconds to prepare before having to record your answer. Questions focused around personal traits and attributes rather than banking specific questions. The interview was marked by AI to start with and then by the talent recruitment team after the AI had cut a few applications out.

Interview Questions

- Name one thing you should improve on a daily basis.
- Name one time you faced a challenge and how you overcame it.