Applied online and received a phone call offering a phone interview a few days later. Agreed a time for the interview, and was told roughly what the interview would involve. Phone interview itself involved a discussion of my CV and application form, followed by three competency-based questions. I was told the outcome straight away and received an email invitation to assessment centre. Assessment centre was a half-day (10am-3pm) in the main offices. First hour was an introduction; icebreakers followed by a short presentation about the Bank, followed by a 1hr group planning exercise in a group of four. After this there was a 30 minute written exercise, and finally a 1hr one-to-one interview with a member of the Bank. The final interview followed the same format as the phone interview, but longer and in more detail. I was asked 9 competency-based questions. Once this was completed, we were given a chance to talk to some of the current interns on the programme and ask questions. Staff were very friendly and helpful throughout the day, and the process was fairly relaxed.

The interview was relaxed, 30 min, and with two people. They asked about my academic career, goals, and interest. They did not ask any difficult questions. The questions were all about me and what I had done. They told me they would get back to me in a week which turned into three weeks. I was declined on the fact that my ambitions did not align with theirs.