Updated Progress:
Denied:
- Shell
- Macq Bank
- ANZ
- AXA Asia Pacific
- KPMG
- ASIC
- NAB
- AMP
Stage 1: Considering Application (Still awaiting further communication)
- CommBank
- Protiviti
- RSMi Bird Cameron
- Allianz
Stage 2: Psych Testing
- Qantas (Completed)
- QBE (Completed)
Stage 3: Telephone Interview
Origin Energy (Completed)
Stage 4: Assessment Centre (Woooo!)
- Westpac (Scheduled for May)
A bit of info:
- ANZ feedback told me there were 5000 application for Grad Positions with them. At the application stage, they had to cut 4,000 to get it down to 1,000. Basically, they told me everything else was high standard in my app, except for "social activities" response section. Meh.
- NAB/AMP/ASIC informed me that I hadn't achieved high enough marks in the Psych testing (which was apparently 80% mark to be progressed through for NAB and AMP).
- Qantas Psych Testing was totally weird this year. They had 44 questions such as the following:
A) Able to perform under pressure
B) Provide accurate work free from errors
C) Get along well with others
D) Adhere to laws and regulations
You had to choose BOTH a "Least" and a "Most" from the above sample. There were 44 of these questions, and there were definitely times I contradicted myself. The key was being truthful, but I'd be interested in knowing what they were trying to gain from using this approach.
Still waiting for CommBank and a few others to get back to me, have received confirmation of my application but nothing else yet. All the other major banks are through to their phone interviews and assessment centres though. :/
This year, Grad Positions are a sought after prize and I'd cringe at the numbers that are applying, if ANZ is anything to run off. Will update in a few weeks.