I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at CIMB Group (Singapore) in Apr 2009
Interview
Four rounds
1st round: Interview with Senior HR manager
2nd round: IQ test
3rd round: Presentation on a particular investment banking topic. Need to prepare slides
4th round: Meeting with HR director
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
None. It is really a simple interview process. Nothing technical.
Fit focused. Friendly interviewers throughout the different stages. Interested in sussing out your motivation and objectives for the role. Generally quick follow up. HR was also quick to update and answer any questions posed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What sort of potential areas can CIMB expand into.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at CIMB Group (Kuala Lumpur) in Feb 2020
Interview
Two rounds of face to face interviews taking up a full day and half a day respectively.
First round— group interview (~1.5 hours total), then two-on-one interview (~45mins)
Second round— one-on-one interview with senior management.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first round’s two-on-one focused more on my experiences and motivations (resume based).
