Karnataka Bank Manager Interview Questions and Answers

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be calm it's ok to give a wrong answer and if one has no idea about any question then please clarify it at the earliest that you don't know.
Be open for any suggestion that the interviewer may give.
Maintain proper body posture and eye contact.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I think they were looking for Analytical ability (more in terms of thought process of approaching a problem), good awareness of financial crisis and general gyaan and willingness to work in markets (i.e. how convincing my reasons were etc). I wasn‟t tested too much on derivatives and puzzles, but I believe a few others had lots of questions in this area.

I think the personals & financial crisis questions went very well, pretty decent with the puzzles too. Started a bit slowly on the problems, but was able to arrive at the solution quickly once I had the hang of the question.
Tips: I prepared pretty well for derivatives & financial crisis. Though my approach was not very quick for the former, this was not a problem because I was not hurried for these questions and they were also seeing how I was approaching the solution. I was well prepared with the personals section – very clear on why I wanted markets, not consulting etc and I think I gave them nearly 6 reasons for Why Deutsche 

Round: Technical Interview
Tips: For most banks, and for Deutsche especially, be prepared with personals at three levels (Tell me about yourself etc | Why markets, why not consult / IBD etc | Why Deutsche). I had done my homework by speaking to seniors in this respect and I think
Name
Ashish Viswanathan
Educational Qualification
B. Tech Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras
Workex
Shell Global Solutions (1 year)
Summers Company & Role
Deutsche Bank Global Markets, London Associate

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my clarity of thought on these questions clinched it.

Round: Technical Interview
Tips: Make sure you understand what you are preparing in case of derivatives. Don‟t get caught up and confused by the math, learn the basics of why and how the derivatives work

Round: Technical Interview
Tips: Make sure you are well prepared with financial crisis / current affairs / bailout and efforts to fight the crisis. Have an opinion on issues like „Do you think it was right to not bail out Lehman?‟ etc and be prepared to defend your opinion

Skill Tips: Curiosity, “can-do” attitude, Gyaan on derivatives, basic excel skills, willingness to learn in a sometimes chaotic environment
Skills: basic excel skills, Curiosity To Learn
College Name: IIM Bangalore

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I think they were looking for A bit of quant smartness, else mostly culture fit and a strong resume.
Tips: Be calm and confident and honest.

Skills: Finance Basics, Puzzle Solving Capability
College Name: IIM Bangalore

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and stay focused, everything will be good

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: My resume profile shortlist to this job

General Tips: They just want people who can sell their business. They don't ask anything on interview except the question mentioned above . they will talk about the roles and target. Easiest interview i have faced till date.
The working environment is worst. No one will ever guide you. If you are a fresher guide yourself
Duration: <1 week

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I had a relevent experience with a law firm basis which it was short listed

General Tips: Study some clauses related to transfer of property act if you are applying for legal Jobs in mortgages
Skills: Communication, Body Language
Duration: 1-3 Months

Round: Test
Experience: ICICI Bank Exam for the branch Banking Operations conducted on National Level held at N. Delhi
Duration: 1 hour

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: General Knowledge and Economy were discussed at length and after almost thirty minutes of discussion the round came to an halt.
Duration: 30 minutes

Round: HR Interview
Experience: various Questions were asked regarding the Banking Industry and general Knowledge and Quantitative Abilities.

Skills: Banking, General Aptitude, Quantitative Aptitude, Basics Of Computer Science
College Name: Bharati Vidyapeeth University,Pune