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Millions of candidates take competitive examinations of banking sector for clerks, probationary officers and specialist officers, every year. Due to astounding growth of business of banking sector, recruitment in the banking industry has increased manifolds in the last two decades. Number of branches of different banks has also increased due to advancement in technology, introduction of Core Banking Solutions and setting of bank branches in rural areas, all these factors have given rise to the recruitment of personnel in this industry. Every year banking industry is recruiting thousands of candidates to carry out the functions well; this has given rise to the competition also. Due to the factors like handsome salary, job security, and higher reputation, the craze among the youngster for these jobs has increased. Simple qualification, which is required to take the test for banking job is graduation but due to financial meltdown in the last sector, candidates possessing higher education than required are also taking part in the examination. Candidates from engineering background and possessing MBA degree are also participating in the competitive examination due to the sense of financial security associated with these jobs. Recruitment agency also keeps on changing the examination pattern to select only the deserving and intelligent contenders.
Candidates possessing degrees like B.Tech, M.B.A, etc. have high chances of getting jobs, which offer higher salary and reputation than bank clerk. Although, if the candidates wish to join the bank as Specialist Officer or Probationary Officer, then it will be better for them as they will be getting handsome salary at these posts.
Do not boast about your higher education in front of the interviewers as this can go against you during the interview and can become the cause for you for not getting selected. Interview panel will already have questions regarding your intentions of joining the bank job, in spite of your professional education.
Over qualified candidates must be able to explain the interviewers that why in spite of their higher education they want to join the bank job.
Interviewers must not feel that you will get bore of the job in course of time. They should feel that you are really very passionate about the job and will always perform your job duties with the utmost honesty. Candidates are put on 6 months to 2 years probation period depending on their job position, so they must not leave job during probation and they have to present three months notice to the bank before leaving the job.
If before joining the bank you were working with some company or organization, then in that case you need to present No Objection Certificate from that company to the bank. During the interview they will be asked for NOC.