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Reply 2860

welcometoib

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Original post by vmwl

Thanks

I do economics, had the interview on Friday last week

yep I thought so, ms drill technical qs to those who do econ/finance, its been week and a half since my interview, hope to hear back soon. Whens the final round scheduled, is it just one interview again?

Reply 2861

vmwl

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Original post by welcometoib

yep I thought so, ms drill technical qs to those who do econ/finance, its been week and a half since my interview, hope to hear back soon. Whens the final round scheduled, is it just one interview again?

Two 30 min phone interviews, first week of Jan. I'm sure they'll get back to you pretty soon, especially seeing as it's coming up to xmas :smile:

Reply 2862

ProjectNr2

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Do banks have a christmas break? Or could we still get e-mails, say at 26th?
And another question.
I did all the tests with rbs and then on 17.12 i received this:

We're pleased to advise that you've been successful in your online testing, and that we remain extremely interested in your application.

We're currently completing a high number of assessments across all divisions, and there will be a delay in progressing your application onto telephone assessment.

We do remain very interested in progressing your application and will remain in contact with you for regular updates.

Thanks again for your application with us and we look forward to speaking with you soon.
But today 18.12, i received this:

Thank you for completing your online test.

We have received your results, which we will now consider before deciding whether we will be inviting you to the next stage.

Because we will be benchmarking your performance against other candidates who have applied for your selected programme, you may not hear immediately whether you have been successful in reaching the next stage. Please be assured that we will update you when we have reached a decision.

For myself that doesn´t make any sense at all, do i have an interview now or not?

Reply 2863

welcometoib

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Original post by vmwl

Two 30 min phone interviews, first week of Jan. I'm sure they'll get back to you pretty soon, especially seeing as it's coming up to xmas :smile:

ah cool, thought ms had acs haha. Good luck! :smile:

Reply 2864

Hobes1

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Original post by ProjectNr2

Do banks have a christmas break? Or could we still get e-mails, say at 26th?
And another question.
I did all the tests with rbs and then on 17.12 i received this:

We're pleased to advise that you've been successful in your online testing, and that we remain extremely interested in your application.

We're currently completing a high number of assessments across all divisions, and there will be a delay in progressing your application onto telephone assessment.

We do remain very interested in progressing your application and will remain in contact with you for regular updates.

Thanks again for your application with us and we look forward to speaking with you soon.
But today 18.12, i received this:

Thank you for completing your online test.

We have received your results, which we will now consider before deciding whether we will be inviting you to the next stage.

Because we will be benchmarking your performance against other candidates who have applied for your selected programme, you may not hear immediately whether you have been successful in reaching the next stage. Please be assured that we will update you when we have reached a decision.

For myself that doesn´t make any sense at all, do i have an interview now or not?

No you don't yet, RBS will invite you to book your phone interview on the career platform and then invite you to some kind of virtual practise platform to prepare for it. Until they tell you that in the email, no phone interview is confirmed. Good luck though, the first email seems promising :smile:

Reply 2865

Atty

Original post by Anonynous

Don't lose hope. I have a similar profile.

Semi-target - Cass
Summer intenship - 2nd tier IB

Applied to ~20 SW

RBS test pass, HSBC test pass, MS int, BAML offer

around 6 rejections.

Just keep grinding, you'll get something.

Thanks but unfortunately I got rejected by the lower tier banks so I'm not expecting much from the bigger ones :frown:

(edited 9 years ago)

Reply 2866

gr8wizard10

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Original post by Atty

Thanks but unfortunately I got rejected by the lower tier banks so I'm not expecting much from the bigger ones :frown:

Got rejected by RBC :K:

I didn't even know who they were before SW applications.

Reply 2867

Commercial Paper

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Original post by Atty

Thanks but unfortunately I got rejected by the lower tier banks so I'm not expecting much from the bigger ones :frown:

It doesn't work like that. Recruitment is very erratic. People with GS offers get rejected by RBS without interview.

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Reply 2868

MaGeehkaal

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Original post by Anonynous

Got rejected by RBC :K:

I didn't even know who they were before SW applications.

Why did you bother applying for the 1 day insight, just out of curiosity

Reply 2869

gr8wizard10

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Original post by MaGeehkaal

Why did you bother applying for the 1 day insight, just out of curiosity

Because I thought it would be the only place I would have a shot at :lol:

. I'd rather say I secured 1 insight than none at all. The BBs were a gamble tbh, even the 2nd tiers.

Reply 2870

President M.E.

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Original post by Atty

Thanks but unfortunately I got rejected by the lower tier banks so I'm not expecting much from the bigger ones :frown:

I got rejected by RBS and HSBC but offers from DB and CS :confused:

go figure

Reply 2871

MaGeehkaal

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Original post by President M.E.

I got rejected by RBS and HSBC but offers from DB and CS :confused:

go figure

Very well done.

So are they different dates or will you have to choose between them both?

Reply 2872

Matty53

Has anybody tried to/considered leveraging offers?

Reply 2873

DavidMonk

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Guys, does anyone have any advice for the RBC numerical test? is it SHL? kenexa or what? I'm flopping these so badly :tongue:

Reply 2874

Purple_fox

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I am wondering whether they give interviews out during January exam session? Hope not. I have four exams. :frown:

Reply 2875

Beige101

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Original post by Zymoloid!

Has anybody tried to/considered leveraging offers?

Of course - if you have an offer, immediately email HR for all banks yet to get back to you and let them know you have an exploding offer elsewhere. Some banks are very accommodating, especially if they like your CV/application.

Reply 2876

Beige101

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Original post by Purple_fox

I am wondering whether they give interviews out during January exam session? Hope not. I have four exams. :frown:

If you have a good excuse (exams fall into this bracket) let them know once you have an interview and most banks will be happy to reschedule. Keep in mind it'll probably only be pushed back a few days!