Standard Chartered International Graduate Program 2015

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Behavioural interview. Strike a good conversation with the interviewers. Be clear on why SC, why banking, why transformation.

Good communication skills,
Thriving in uncertainty and a flexible mind.

Good attitude to learn and grow

Pay is 2.5 for summer intern iirc

tbvh, pay is peanuts compared to other banking places that i heard of but for me, im okay la not too bad alr. plus i got consulting internship experiences in big 4-tier consulting companies so i will leverage on that for the transformation part

thanks! will brush up on my fit interview questions then and if you are part of that department, would love to connect with you over coffee to thank you ya

Originally Posted by Unregistered

tbvh, pay is peanuts compared to other banking places that i heard of but for me, im okay la not too bad alr. plus i got consulting internship experiences in big 4-tier consulting companies so i will leverage on that for the transformation part

thanks! will brush up on my fit interview questions then and if you are part of that department, would love to connect with you over coffee to thank you ya

the pay is very decent already esp for intern. intern only asking for the sky..

Originally Posted by Unregistered

the pay is very decent already esp for intern. intern only asking for the sky..

Yeah I agree. It’s a VERY decent intern pay considering it’s not a front office role. You simply cannot compare between front office ‘banking’ roles and roles like these where you’re not client facing. only 2 bb banks ops r the only non-FO intern roles in banks that pay ard 5k and even then that is the same as ft salary which is less than scb ft. Please understand the role u r applying for, where it stands in the banking chain and then evaluate whether pay is peanuts or not. Ofc if 2.5 for ib then ya is peanuts but this is not even banking related so 2.5 is great

yup, thanks for all the input guys. will definitely put in my best for the interview and i will gratefully accept the position and put in my best. definitely a higher pay than usual.

just for further input, what is this role in the context of the larger banking chain?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Yeah I agree. It’s a VERY decent intern pay considering it’s not a front office role. You simply cannot compare between front office ‘banking’ roles and roles like these where you’re not client facing. only 2 bb banks ops r the only non-FO intern roles in banks that pay ard 5k and even then that is the same as ft salary which is less than scb ft. Please understand the role u r applying for, where it stands in the banking chain and then evaluate whether pay is peanuts or not. Ofc if 2.5 for ib then ya is peanuts but this is not even banking related so 2.5 is great

lol what crack are u on?

transformation in banking is equivalent to consulting which pays decently well. by no means the salary of FO sales but definitely way higher than BO.

for scb to pay 2.5k for such a role is as good as local banks dishing out 1k/month intern pay for IB... you think can fight for the top talents?

to the guy applying for the role, pls don't be misguided that transformation is a fluffly or not part of the "banking chain". transformation roles are not easy to land and they do pay decently well of course not as well as mbb. good luck to u

Originally Posted by Unregistered

lol what crack are u on?

transformation in banking is equivalent to consulting which pays decently well. by no means the salary of FO sales but definitely way higher than BO.

for scb to pay 2.5k for such a role is as good as local banks dishing out 1k/month intern pay for IB... you think can fight for the top talents?

to the guy applying for the role, pls don't be misguided that transformation is a fluffly or not part of the "banking chain". transformation roles are not easy to land and they do pay decently well of course not as well as mbb. good luck to u

hi, original guy here. thousand thanks man, just a struggling prospective consultant exploring my options. hopefully i land this after my interview and then maybe can go international graduate and find other exit opportunities.

not a top talent but i try my best. thanks for ur insights

Anyone received interviews for client coverage grad prog?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

hi, original guy here. thousand thanks man, just a struggling prospective consultant exploring my options. hopefully i land this after my interview and then maybe can go international graduate and find other exit opportunities.

not a top talent but i try my best. thanks for ur insights

very honest advice here. if you're looking into a transformation, change management career, isn't going into a consultancy firm (albeit may not be MBB but perhaps 2nd tier or so) expose yourself to more projects and scope of work? By straight up joining a bank right after u grad, not sure how ur trajectory would be. Take note also that project / transformation roles in banks are very prone to being made redundant if sh*t happens to the bank and they are looking to cut costs because banks would stop most projects and focus on BAU staff to keep existing operations gg.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

very honest advice here. if you're looking into a transformation, change management career, isn't going into a consultancy firm (albeit may not be MBB but perhaps 2nd tier or so) expose yourself to more projects and scope of work? By straight up joining a bank right after u grad, not sure how ur trajectory would be. Take note also that project / transformation roles in banks are very prone to being made redundant if sh*t happens to the bank and they are looking to cut costs because banks would stop most projects and focus on BAU staff to keep existing operations gg.

of course, if analysys mason or oliver wyman give me an offer, ill take it but the reality is, not everyone have a very shiny resume and is an automatic shoo-in for consulting companies. ofc ill be happy to take other opportunities but this one is okay by me for a summer internship if they are gracious enough to offer me

ill take note about the volatility of the job though, always keeping an eye out for exit opps but for now, not going to count my chickens before they hatch lol

hi guys, if i took a LOA and may be graduating in dec 2025, how should i bring this across to the HR? (miscalculated my AUs and told HR that i can graduate in may 2025). will my internship offer be taken back? (asking in this thread because its a pipeline to IG programme)

just calculating whether i shd just bite bullet and overload like **** to try to graduate on cycle or will HR allow me to onboard a bit later since one point that they like to ask is graduation date lol