1. Online application: numerical & personality tests, looking for leadership, teamwork, flexibility, innovation, etc.
2. Three essays (max 250 words each): Opportunities & challenges faced by SCB? What energise you? Anything else you want to tell?
3. First interview with HR (phone, maybe because I'm abroad); 1 hr: all behavioral questions like tell abt a time when you lead a team, work with diverse ppl, face difficulty working in a team, innovate sth to solve a problem, when sth turn out not as you expected, etc. Why SCB IG? Why wholesale banking? Strengths & weaknesses?
4. Presentation to and interview with a senior HR & a senior mgt (via Skype); 1 hr: choose 1 out of 3 given presentation topics (i chose 'challenges' coz it's the same as the essay, cant remember the other 2 topics), have 45 mins to prepare the presentation (write on A4, not in powerpoint), make 15 mins presentation..then the 2 interviewers will interview about the presentation, interest in the program, education and even family background...and 'if you were to lauch a new product/service next year, what would you launch?'
5. Panel interview with 2 wholesale banking heads; 30 mins: Introduce yourself, talk abt master's degree..which course you like/dont like & why, your strengths & weaknesses, which role you think you can do best i.e. front/middle/back office?
