Commonwealth Bank Application, Assessment Centre, and Online Test Practice

If you explored the Commonwealth Bank careers and found your position you are about to undergo a rigorous hiring process. The process ensures you are the right candidate for the specific Commonwealth Bank job and also that they are a suitable company for you. Practising with JobTesPrep's Cba practice tests and materials improve your competencies and understanding of the organisation. Get ready for your Commonwealth recruitment process today.

If your Commbank application is taken forward, you will be invited to sit three Commonwealth Bank online assessment tests provided by CEB SHL:

• Numerical Reasoning Test
  
  
• Verbal Reasoning Test
  
  
• Logical Reasoning Test

Applicants for each strand will be asked to sit the same tests, but it may be worth considering that each of the Commonwealth Bank jobs could set different pass marks for the individual tests. You need to pass these tests in order to be put forward for the next stage, the telephone interview.

Numerical reasoning tests examine your ability to analyse and interpret numerical data. This data is provided through charts and graphs, and some questions may contain more that one piece of data. For each data set, there are a number of questions for you to answer using the relevant information. These tests are also time-limited, with approximately 18 questions to answer in anywhere for 17 to 25 minutes, depending on the difficulty of the test. You may use a calculator in CEB SHL numerical reasoning tests. This can cause its own challenges, so see JobTestPrep’s guide to using calculators in psychometric tests. Practising for the numerical reasoning test will help you sharpen your skills, and improve your score.

The verbal reasoning test looks at how well and how fast you can understand, process and analyse verbal information. In this test, you are given a short passage followed by written statements. You are asked to evaluate the truthfulness of each statement, in the answer format True/False/Can not say. The tests are time limited to 30 questions be answered in 17 to 19 minutes. There are two key elements to prepare for these tests: obtaining the skills needed to read and process information in order to verify the truthfulness of the statement, and doing this within a very tight time limit. Practising will help you improve your ability against both of these areas. JobTestPrep has created special practice packs based on CEB SHL tests, along with answers and guides on how to do the tests. Use the free verbal reasoning test practice to get introduced into verbal reasoning tests, and the free SHL practice test for the specific kind of questions you will find in your test.

Logical reasoning tests evaluate your logical cognitive abilities. They use pictures to test your logic without the use of words or numbers. The test sets out a series of shapes and asks you to identify the pattern and pick out the next shape in the sequence, from a group of options. Practising with JobTestPrep’s practice packs for CEB SHL style logical reasoning tests will enable you to develop techniques for identifying the logical patterns, allowing you to be more confident on the day.

The CommBank application form is the first step towards employment with CommBank. Before you start to fill in the form, you must select up to two business areas that you wish to apply for. As well as the usual information requests about you, your education and work experience, the application form can have up to 12 open-ended questions, each with a 200-word limit.

When creating your resume, attending the interview or completing any other Commonwealth Bank assessments you should bear in mind the Cba five core values:

• integrity
• collaboration 
• excellence
• accountability 
• service

As part of the Commonwealth Bank recruitment, you twill participate in a telephone interview. The purpose of this interview is to discuss your skills as on your Commonwealth Bank application form, and your desire to work for the company. In this interview, they will be looking for you to give examples that demonstrate that you have used the skills you claimed you have on the application form. One of the best ways to bring examples into an answer is using the STAR method. Read more about it on JobTestPrep’s STAR method interview pages. In addition, don’t forget to reread your application form before the interview, and to think about why it is that you want to work for CommBank.

You can encounter an in-person interview as part of the hiring process or as part of the Commonwealth Bank assessment centre.The interview itself will require you to be in top form. Practising ahead of an interview can help you prepare answers, and help you overcome some of those pre-interview nerves. JobTestPrep can help you prepare for interviews including telephone, video, and in-person interviews in real life conditions with our interview preparation package.

Each of the Commonwealth Bank jobs' interviews presents you with different questions as the interview aims to establish if you can handle the position's responsibilities. Here are some sample Commonwealth Bank interview questions to give you an idea of what kind of technical and behavioural questions to expect.

• How do you manage your work life vs your personal life? Why CBA?
• CBA has 5 core value of integrity, accountability, collaboration, excellence, service, how those align with your personal and work values?
• What would you do to achieve targets?
• Someone wants to deposit a cheque to purchase a car in the future. How would you deal with it?
• What should you do if a customer enquired you about a new product which you were only told about in the morning?
• Why would you choose Commonwealth Bank over other banks?

The assessment centre day is usually incorporated into the Commonwealth Bank graduate recruitment. The day primarily consists of group exercises and an additional face-to-face interview. This is also a great opportunity for you to understand if you feel connected to the establishment as you will also receive a guided tour and the chance to network.

Competition for a graduate position at Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), or CommBank, is fierce, with over 4,500 applications received in 2010 for 125 places.

There are 11 different strands to apply for on the CommBank graduate program, and the process may vary slightly for some of these strands. The strands include Comminsure, Colonial First State, Local Business Banking, Marketing, Retail Banking Services, and more.

If you are interested in applying for one of the Commonwealth Graduate positions you should prepare for a separate hiring process. It also requires you to submit your application online. If you are selected an e-mail guides you to the Commonwealth Bank online assessments that you have to complete by the given deadline. The tests include a numerical, a logical, and a personality test. Upon successful completion of the exams, you are invited to a phone or a video interview. The interview consists of technical and competency-based questions. Finally, you should participate in the Commonwealth assessment centre which consists of group exercises and an in-person interview. This day also offers you a guided tour around the establishment and the chance to network.

Every year there are usually around 120-150 Commonwealth bank summer internship positions. To get your placement your resume should demonstrate your ability to successfully juggle multiple responsibilities. This includes university, extra-curricular activities and other relevant experiences. Your experience should clearly demonstrate your motivation and dedication to your goals. The Commonwealth Bank Summer Intern Program runs for ten weeks from late November until February.