Walk me through your thought process when delegating responsibilities to others that you are responsible for. What are the important factors that influence your decisions?

"As a manager, I have a really great history in delegating the right work to the right people in the right amount. Any time that I delegate work, it is important that I put the work in the hands of the right person and I do this by knowing the colleagues that I manager very well. If hired for this role, my immediate goal upon starting would be to get to know my team very well. I would have one-on-one conversations with everyone during my first week and would take the time to read prior performance evaluations. After I have a comfortable handle on my team, my next goal would be to divide up work in the best way possible that gets people working to their strengths."

As the potential next Branch Manager at this branch of Hong Leong Bank Bhd, your interviewer wants to hear that you have the innate ability to delegate responsibilities among the team that you'll be managing. For this question, they'll be looking to hear that you you can do this effectively by knowing the strengths and weaknesses of your team members and also that you know the responsibilities of each role that you'll be managing. As you talk about your ability to delegate, make sure to talk about the importance of delegating for both your own efficiency in your work and in the work of your team. As well, don't hesitate to talk about your ability to train others when needed to ensure that the necessary work gets completed.

"My first step in a decision making process to delegate work is to evaluate the task at hand for consideration. I ask myself if it is a duty that I as a manager should be handling first. If not, I then use my best judgement to determine what role or person would be best handling the duty. I ensure that I consider factors like current workloads, KSA's of my team and impact of the task to be delegated in my thought process."

How would you deal with an irate customer?

"I had a customer complain about having to wait in line for so long on a busy Monday morning. She was so upset because now she was late for work and the rest of her schedule for the day was thrown off. I listened and let her know I understood where she was coming from, ensuring her I would move as quickly as I could to complete her transaction. Listening and empathizing helped her to calm down and ease the tension."

In the banking industry, keeping customers calm is a much-needed skill. This is where your relaxed demeanor and ability to empathize will come in handy. Hong Leong Bank Bhd wants to hear about a situation where you used your customer service skills to handle an angry customer.

"If I were faced with an irate customer I would spend my time listening to their concerns. Usually, people just want to be heard. If things escalated to the point where the customer became threatening, I would call in a supervisor or security."

In your opinion, what are the benefits of banking with Hong Leong Bank Bhd?

"I always have a great experience whenever I visit one of your branches. As a customer of Hong Leong Bank Bhd I am impressed by the consistency and care of the bank tellers. I also love how easy it is to access my account online and make updates to my credit card whenever I travel. The level of service that is demonstrated in Hong Leong Bank Bhd values is evident."

The interviewer wants to be assured that you have done your research on Hong Leong Bank Bhd. Review their website to find out more about their products and services.

"After researching Hong Leong Bank Bhd products, and what your customers are saying, I believe that the benefits of banking with Hong Leong Bank Bhd include low fees, no fuss banking, and no sales pitches. Your organization is genuine and has an interest far beyond the bottom line."

Tell me about a written project you had to tackle during your career. What skills did you use to ensure that your writing was error free?

"Every year, I am tasked with writing our fiscal year end sales report that reports back up to our suppliers. Since first taking this task on four years ago, I have prided myself on my ability to write in a clear, concise and interest inducing manner. I utilize our sales reports and organize the data within the report to show by supplier. I highlight great accomplishments within the report as well. When I'm through with my draft of the copy, I have several others look through the report for errors and take feedback from other graciously."

Success as a Teller with Hong Leong Bank Bhd will often occur excellent written skills. While long-term writing projects won't necessarily be an occurrence, your interviewer is looking to hear in detail about a time you had to complete a written project to get a better understanding of how you will work during times that you will need to provide written correspondences in this role. As you reflect on your career, think of a time that you had to use research and teamwork to get a writing project completed and explain it in detail to your interviewer. As well, don't hesitate to talk about resources that you used to ensure that the document was as error proof as possible.

"Just a few months ago, my manager asked me to write a letter to a client that outlined a mistake that had happened with her account over the course of a year. The end outcome was the clients account showing more money than actually existed. To write this letter, I had to work with a couple of other people to determine the facts of how the error occurred, what the impact was and how it would be fixed. Based on that information, I drafted the letter to read in a very apologetic and forthright manner. My manager was very impressed and sent it to the client following a personal phone call to her."

The next Branch Manager that we hire here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd needs to be adaptable and flexible as our market demands change over time. What have you done in recent years to promote your own personal and professional development to promote adaptabil

"Last year, I participated in a training seminar in my current industry that focused on providing excellent customer service in the digital age and the training really helped focus my mindset moving forward as a manager. I pulled several great marketing and customer service tactics that would be great in many industries, but I also feel that they'd be excellent in the banking industry."

To remain successful in a continually changing environment, Hong Leong Bank Bhd will expect you to be a flexible and adaptable leader in this role to help ensure the success of the branch into the future. To help drill down to your ability to do this, your interviewer is looking to get insight on how you have handled your own professional development to remain adaptable to your job. Prior to your interview, be sure to consider all of the training and development that you've done over time and talk about a thing or two that really exemplifies your will and desire to get better at your work and, in turn, the success of your organization.

"Over the past five years, I've had some great training on employment law, ethics and presentation skills that will all be relevant to this role. But for me personally, the greatest thing that I've done with my family is volunteering at the local food pantry. While it has taught my children many valuable lessons, I have taken a great sense of humility from this time into my work life."

In this finance role with Hong Leong Bank Bhd, what do you feel would make for an ideal customer experience?

"In this role with Hong Leong Bank Bhd, I will be dealing with the financial impact on customers of a really large purchase and this type of purchase often causes stress and tension for them. To provide the best overall experience, I will always be very thorough and educational in my approach to make sure that every question that the customer has is fully answered. The worst thing that can ever happen is for a customer to bite off more than they can chew when it comes to a new loan."

In a role as a Loan Processor or Loan Officer, simply following company guidelines and answering questions from customers can be done by a robot. Hong Leong Bank Bhd will be looking for you to help provide the best overall customer experience possible. For this question, they'll be looking to hear what great customer service on the lending side of the business means to you. No matter how you answer this question, be sure you explain the importance of making the customer feel valued in your approach with them.

"My approach to providing the greatest overall experience to my clients has always been solid listening and communication skills with them. I take the time to get to know my clients and what makes them tick. This approach gives me great insight in how I can best match them with the right loan moving forward. As you'll see when you contact my references, I have a very high overall customer rating in my current role based on customer surveys we have done over the past five years."

What is one way that you would help provide great customer service in our branch here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd?

"If you were to ask any of my current or past coworkers what my best skill in the workplace would be, I would guarantee that most would say it is my ability to keep a smile on my face at all times. I am a person that focuses on the positive things in each moment and that attitude really reflects well on others that I work closely with and the customers that I serve. Even when I have a bad moment or even a bad day, I still don't let that bring me down to the point that it impacts my work."

As a Teller with Hong Leong Bank Bhd, you have the possibility of having the most interactions with clients on a regular basis than just about any other person within the branch. And due to the face to face nature of this role, the importance of the impressions that you will make on clients is essential to the success of Hong Leong Bank Bhd. For this question, tell your interview one unique trait or skill that you will bring to the lobby of Hong Leong Bank Bhd when it comes to customer service. If possible, give an example of a time that you used this with success.

"I would say that using my communication skills to personalize my service to each customer would be extremely beneficial to the role here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd. A couple of weeks ago in my current role, I could tell a customer just wasn't having a good day by the look on their face and the sad tone of their voice. I was assisting them, I simply asked them how their day was going. The lady slowly looked up at me while a tear rolled down her cheek and told me that she had just had her dog put down that morning. I gave her my deepest sympathies and talked about my childhood dog growing up that my parents had just had put down months earlier. We shared a few funny memories of my dog and when her transaction was finished, she thanked me immensely for sharing the conversation with her. I think that my approach to communication with my customers helps brighten their day and I'd look forward to bringing that same style here."

Our clients here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd expect top-tier service and products and we will expect you to do just that in this role. Have you ever went the extra mile for a client when it wasn't expected? Why did you do so?

"A couple of years ago when I was working customer service in retail, a customer was looking for what happened to be a discontinued item of clothing for her sick mother. The easy route would have been to simply look it up, tell her it was discontinued and have her be on her way. What I did was take down the customers contact information and let her know that I could contact our person that handled archived products. If we could track it down, I would be in touch. With a simple phone call, my colleague was able to track the item down from the supplier and have it coordinated to ship directly. We put the customer in direct contact with the supplier and she was as happy as could be. Looking back on that situation, I felt that it was the right thing to do given the situation that the customer was in and knowing she was a loyal customer of ours."

Hong Leong Bank Bhd looks to set themselves apart from their competition by delivering the best service possible in the industry. You, as a customer service professional, are likely used to doing this so in your example, be sure to think about a time where your going above and beyond the call of duty really impacted the overall customer experience. No matter what example you use, be sure to explain why you felt it was important to take that action and what outcomes you are aware that it produced.

"My current role in hospitality often has me working with very high profile customers that come to our hotel. Last year, a touring manager for a musician contacted me regarding and upcoming stay for the musician. I proactively asked for their dining and entertainment preferences and with that list, I was able to work with our catering staff to ensure we had preferred items on the menus for the nights that he stayed and that we had a customized video game package in the musician's room for the his extended stay. Prior to him leaving, his manager reached out to thank me for the great service!"

What data entry skills have you accumulated throughout your career and earlier education?

"From an early age working on computers, I have pretty great word processing skills. The last time I was tested, I could type 75 WPM. These skills have translated nicely to a few different data entry duties I hane taken during my career. In my current role as an Assistant, I handle data entry into Microsoft Excel and also into our enterprise sales system. While being a master of Excel, I picked up our sales software system very easily and don't see any reason why I would have any issues with easily transitioning to your software programs."

As a Teller with Hong Leong Bank Bhd, solid data entry skills will help ensure that you are able to handle customers in a timely manner while also ensuring accuracy with each transaction that you process. While you may not have direct experience with banking specific software and data entry into those programs, your interviewer knows that skills you have built elsewhere can easily transition here to this role with ease. Talk about the experience you have with data entry in any previous positions that you've held. Talk about specific program that you have experience with and remind your interviewer that you are very easily trainable on new systems. If you know your words per minute typing skills, now is a good time to bring that up as well.

"In my current role, I work on an online database system called Kintone. I currently do administrative work in the insurance industry and this online system has been a wonderful addition to our team to replace the use of spreadsheets and email to house our information. When I learned the system two years ago, I was very quick to pickup and master the system. With my familiarity with many other software programs, I would be able to transition nicely into the data entry tasks in this role."

The clients of a financial firm like Hong Leong Bank Bhd can display an arrange of emotions when they work with our Client Services team. How would you handle a situation where a client was very angry?

"As you can see from my resume, I've spent the last three years in customer service relations for a large insurance company. As you can imagine, a large majority of my customer interactions were with upset customers. I've been called names that I can't repeat here in this interview and my key to working through these situations was to remain calm and not take things personally. Like the financial world, the insurance business is a very life altering experience and a loss or damage to an item is very stressful. I tried to put myself in the customers shoes, see things from their perspective and do my best to ease their situation. In this role with Hong Leong Bank Bhd, these same skills would be vital for me to find solutions or the right person to talk to if needed."

Whether due to a large amount of money lost on the market or a client feels they were ill-advised by an Advisor, your job as a Client Services Representative will at some point or another deal with a very angry client. For this answer, your interviewer will be looking to hear that you do what is necessary to stay calm and stay focused on finding a resolution. If possible, use a specific example of a time you had to do exactly this and explain how effective communication was critical in making the situation right for the client.

"First and foremost, an active listening approach is the first step to lowering the tension from an angry customer. A couple of months ago, we had a very angry customer come onsite to complain about a defective product that cut his hand pretty badly. The customer came onsite to complain even before receiving emergency care, which was apparent that he needed. First, I let him release his anger and it was not a pretty sight. Then I calmly repeated back what he had said and then explained what our policy allowed me to do at that time. Looking back, my sincere approach and calm demeanor helped calm him down and later that day, my manager had a formal complaint sent to the manufacturer and we were assured that they'd be in contact with the customer."

Talk about your experience in mortgage loan closing. How would this experience be beneficial to our team here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd?

"As you can see from my resume, my current role involves a lot of detail in the loan closing process for the customers that I work with. I assemble and prepare closing documents and coordinate the details of the closing process when all terms of the sale are met. In this role with Hong Leong Bank Bhd, I think that my hands on approach that I currently take with my customers would suit your clients well because I take the time to work with them one-on-one and never hesitate to provide top notch customer service to any person that I'm working with."

As a Loan Consultant with Hong Leong Bank Bhd, you will be tasked with guiding clients through the complete mortgage process. This will include seeking the best funds available, completing paperwork and seeing the loan through to closing for them. For this question, your interviewer can a good sense of your experience by taking a look at your resume, but they're looking to get more details on your mortgage closing experience by having you talk in detail. Be sure to discuss your specific experience and tie what you can to this specific role with Hong Leong Bank Bhd.

"Having been in the mortgage business for over ten years, I have a vast amount of experience in seeking personalized mortgage options for clients and walking them through the entire loan process. I am familiar with the processing of necessary loan closing documents in several state and know all of the fine details that are required to ensure that there are no hiccups in the process for clients. This experience would allow me to hit the ground running in this role here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd."

Tell us how you keep your knowledge current with ongoing changes in the banking industry.

"I am interested in learning about helping my customers with their investments. I like to read financial blogs to stay on the cutting edge of latest trends. I also enjoy reading the latest books with a financial scope and listening to financial advice. I also follow Hong Leong Bank Bhd on Twitter and keep abreast of relative headlines."

Due to the competition within the banking industry, Hong Leong Bank Bhd strives to stay relevant by adapting their products and services to meet customer needs. Consider reading some news articles, press releases, or blogs, to learn more about the industry.

"I am an avid reader, and my top go-to books for banking related knowledge are A, B, and C. I also listen to a few investment-related podcasts on a weekly basis. I understand the importance of staying on top of the latest trends and news in the banking industry."

Give an example of a prior job duty you held that required serious organizational skills. What did you learn from that experience that you'll be able to bring the team here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd?

"In my current role as a Customer Service Associate with ABC Sales, I am really the jack of all trades around our office. My duties include being the first line on phone contact for any incoming phone calls to our office, being the first face a customer sees when they walk in the door and managing our general email inbox. During our busier times of the year, I can be flooded with customers on all three channels. To stay on track and focused with each customer, I prioritize the in-person customers first and foremost and then handle incoming phone calls when they arrive. When able to, I triage email inquiries as needed. At times, I utilize a notebook and my Outlook tasks list to jot down notes if I need to put something off for a more urgent matter to ensure that I don't forget it moving forward. Similar to what I'm doing now, I think the hustle and bustle of the bank lobby would require this same ability to jump from task to task with ease and I'm confident in my ability to do so."

The daily life of a Teller at Hong Leong Bank Bhd will require you to multi-task and handle many different duties within the day. You'll need the ability to move from task to task quickly and proficiently and your interviewer knows that the best way to do that is through solid organizational skills. To prove to your interviewer that you will be flexible and able to handle all of the given tasks in a workday, talk about a previous job that required these exact skills. In your answer, try to highlight all of the duties you were required to handle and explain the little things that you did that helped keep you organized and on track while working through each task.

"Growing up, I ways taught at an early age that tidiness is the key to staying organized and I will say that I'm kind of a neat freak when it comes to maintaining my work area. In my current job, my duties often put many tools and huge amounts of paperwork in my work space and it can become easily cluttered throughout the day. By taking little moments here an there to file and put things away, I'm able to avoid the hassles that come with not being able to find something necessary to handle the next duty at my fingertips. If hired here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd, I think this skill would be essential in helping me work with each customer in an accurate and efficient manner throughout each day."

Do you have any experience in handling and working with large amounts of money?

"As you can see from my resume, my retail experience heavily involved running a till in a very large department store for six to eight hour shifts. At the beginning of each shift, I was responsible to counting my starting till to verify the amount matched our standard for starting tills. Then, at the end of each shift, I had to tally all cash and checks in my drawer and balance against my receipt log for the shift. Especially around the holidays, I was often handling drawers with over $10,000 cash in them at the end of my shift. From the start of that job, I was trained on and have always prioritized being very safe with my cash register, never leaving it unlocked and unattended. As well, the skills that I learned in tallying my drawer quickly at the end of each shift would be very beneficial in this role for me."

This role as a Teller with Hong Leong Bank Bhd will at times put you in charge of handling and accounting for large sums of money. While your interviewer can likely assume any experience you have based on your resume, they'll be looking to hear directly from you what experience you do have in doing this. While you talk openly and honestly about your experience, or even lack thereof, make sure to talk about the importance of accuracy and security surrounding the handling of large amounts of cash. Your interviewer will be looking to hear that you take both of these points very seriously if you are hired for this role.

"In my current role with XYZ Bank, my workdays are spent at a very busy metro area branch where I am running on my feet all day long. I take a lot of large business deposits on a daily basis and follow all organizational policies on counting and depositing cash into accounts for business clients. Some days these deposits are very large. Over time, I've become very proficient at counting cash and using our Accubanker money counting machine. I follow very strict policies on the safe and secure handling of cash and while sometimes those policies can make processes take a bit longer, I fully understand and agree with their purpose."

Out of all of our products at Hong Leong Bank Bhd, which one would you be most likely to use? Why?

"I would be interested in opening a savings account through Hong Leong Bank Bhd. I want to buy a house in the next two years, and I would greatly benefit from talking to one of your financial advisors about it. It's nice to know that I can do my banking, investing, and get a loan in the same place that offers the support I will need to make those big decisions!"

Learn as much as you can about what makes Hong Leong Bank Bhd stand out above other financial institutions. Their reputation is their customer service. They offer a comprehensive spectrum of financial products, so if you are interested in investments, find out more about what they offer. Knowledge is power! It will impress your interviewer and give you an advantage in the interview process!

"Of all your products, I would be most likely to open a mortgage with Hong Leong Bank Bhd because your rates are incredible and you make the rules surrounding lending easy to understand."

On the finance side of Hong Leong Bank Bhd, we expect our representatives to be ingrained in our sales focused culture. If hired for this role, how would you learn and embrace our sales process?

"Knowing that the main goal of Hong Leong Bank Bhd is to sell more products, I understand my role on the finance side is to provide customers with the best options for them to walk out the door as a lifelong customer. If hired for this role, I will take the time over the first weeks on the job to fully understand your product line, costs and typical financing procedures so I can hit the ground running in no time. In my current role, I communicate very regularly with our sales staff on each customer that we work mutually together with. It really helps provide the best customer experience possible and absolutely helps boost sales."

As an experienced loan or finance professional, your interviewer is likely very confident in the skills that you would bring to the team. This question gives them the opportunity to how you will fit into the unique culture with the team at Hong Leong Bank Bhd. Because they are a sales focused organization, your interviewer will expect anyone in this role to embrace that culture. In your answer, talk about your ability to partner with sales staff by using your strong people skills. As well, give your interviewer a sense of how you go about learning new processes if hired for this position and don't hesitate to give an example from your past on how you've done this.

"I would fully expect that a good part of my orientation process into this role at Hong Leong Bank Bhd would entail a full education on the sales part of the business. I would look forward to working closely with and learning from the boots on the ground sales staff as that would give me great insight into the customers that I would be working with. From there, I would be able to build relationships with the sales staff and build a bond moving forward."

If a customer posed a problem that you were unable to solve on your own, how would you handle that situation?

"If ever faced with that situation here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd, I would first hear the customer out and then repeat back to them what I heard them say. In using a calm voice, I would be very forthright with them if I was not able to handle their situation and have them take a seat while I found the best person to work with them given their issue. While I would have a lot to learn regarding the duties of each individual on the team here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd, it is something that I would prioritize in my first days on the job so I would be able to troubleshoot issues quickly with customers. At any company, teamwork is of utmost importance and knowing who does what is a key to making the whole operation run smoothly."

A bank is a serious and professional environment and every once in a while, a customer comes with an issue that is well beyond a Teller's ability to handle. For this question, your interviewer is looking to hear that you will handle these customers with the respect and ease necessary to ensure their satisfaction in service of the institution. Whether you'll be dealing with a customer that received poor service at some point or was dealt a mistake by the organization, your interviewer will be looking to hear that you have the ability to remain calm and treat customers with the respect that they deserve while making all attempts possible to solve their issue. In your answer, talk about your ability to use your communication skills to your advantage and how you use teamwork to solve problems at any level. Any real world example that you have would be good to talk about as well in your answer.

"In my current job, this is a regular situation that comes up for me as I handle incoming customer calls to our office. While I can handle most calls on my own, sometimes I get customers that call that are very upset with the services provided by our field technicians or the products that we installed. During those calls, I need to take a genuine approach and sympathize with the customer and give our company promise to make it right. By knowing our whole team, I can then put the customer in contact with the appropriate technician or manager. I have access to schedules of our entire team and use that to set timelines for follow up with customers as well. I think these skills will translate nicely to this role here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd if I were to be hired."

If hired for this role with Hong Leong Bank Bhd, how would you handle a large workload of clients working through a mortgage process?

"In my current role, I'm able to handle a very large workload with my ability to stay organized on the job. If you could take a tour of my office, you'd see that I maintain a neat and clean desk with a very organized file cabinet of my current workload. If I need to shift gears and move on to work with another client, I can easily access information on the fly and keep moving. I also utilize my Outlook calendar to set deadline reminders to stay on track of closing deadlines and paperwork requirements and the tasks function within the program helps me stay right on track with all of my clients I am working with at a given time."

At the heart of this question, your interviewer is looking to find out how you manage a busy workload by having you talk about your organization skills on the job. In your answer, talk about the skills you have and the tools that you use to stay organized and on-track while handling a large workload. Don't hesitate to talk about the software programs that you use and any other tactics that you use to ensure that all deadlines are met and no issues occur with clients because of too large of a workload. In the end, your interviewer wants to walk away from this question knowing that you'll be able to provide top notch service to the clients of Hong Leong Bank Bhd.

"During my time working a large client load as a mortgage consultant, my success was due to my efficiency and organization on the job. If hired for this role with Hong Leong Bank Bhd, my efficiency would be very high because of my experience with the entire mortgage loan closing process and my ability to handle certain challenges quickly with that experience. From there, my organizational skills within the loan process software I have experience with kick in to help me keep each client on track with their loan process."

Do you have any experience working with banking teller software?

"While I don't have direct experience utilizing Teller software, I am confident that I can quickly and efficiently learn your system if hired for this role with Hong Leong Bank Bhd. In my current role, I've mastered two different CRM software systems. In my role, I entered new customer information and maintained the systems with any changes needed over time. As well, I became very proficient at providing up to the minute, customized reporting to leaders that would request it."

While having direct experience in a bank setting working with related software is great in helping minimize training time when you would start on a job, it is not necessarily a requirement for the job. Banking software programs often resemble other accounting type software as well. What your interviewer will be looking to hear in the answer to this question is that you have familiarity in working with a few different types of software programs and have the flexibility to learn and thrive new systems. Talk in details about the types of programs you have mastered in your career and make sure that your interviewer walks away from your interview knowing that you will be able to master their system in short order.

"Throughout my time with my current financial institution, I have worked proficiently with the Oracle FLEXCUBE program and MX for Banking software. With each program, I was able to learn and master the programs quickly. Right now, I serve as the trainer that works with new tellers for three of our branches. During the training sessions, I spend up to four hours with our new hires to help them learn the systems."

What are your top three strengths? How will you use them to make an impact at Hong Leong Bank Bhd?

"I have exceptional attention to detail and great communication skills. I am also quick to solve problems, which helps me handle customer issues with ease. These strengths will help me to build relationships and maintain customer satisfaction."

Reviewing the job description and the company website will give you some direction on which qualities Hong Leong Bank Bhd values most. Share your most valuable strengths. Think about them within the context of the position. You can refer to the list of responsibilities within the job description as a guide. Explain how your strengths will help you to accomplish these tasks; and better yet, help you to exceed expectations.

"I plan to make an impact at Hong Leong Bank Bhd through my strong customer service skills, my excellent negotiation skills, and my ability to call on referrals for new business."

If you were on the job here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd and noticed that a change in process or procedure could be beneficial, how would you approach that with your supervisor?

"Knowing that a workplace continuously changes when it comes to customers and products, I as an employee need to be fluid in how I work and I am continuously looking to do things more efficiently. In my current role, I approached my manager last year about reconfiguring our customer lobby area to accommodate more customers while also being handicap accessible. He thanked me and took the idea to our leadership team and within weeks new furniture arrived and an unnecessary wall was removed."

This question allows your interviewer to gain insight into a few different things about how would you work as part of the team with Hong Leong Bank Bhd. First, they'll be looking to gauge your ability to see possibilities for improvement, so try to think of a time that you did just that in the workplace. They'll also be looking to hear that you are always willing and able to approach your supervisor in a constructive manner. When answering this question, be sure to stress to your interviewer that being complacent won't be on your agenda if hired for this position.

"I wouldn't hesitate to approach my supervisor with any creative ideas if hired on the team here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd. With any supervisor I've had in the past, I've always appreciated an open door policy as staff on the front lines of the business are able to best see that need for small or large changes. Recently, I approached my supervisor with a great new idea that would help boost customer sales in our retail store. With not having the confines of a chain outlet, he let me lead a team of individuals to implement the change in the store. What we did was choose a high profit item each week and place it on display in front of the cash registers to promote an impulse buy at the register. Through the initial weeks of trialing this, sales numbers for the products each week more than doubled prior weeks when not on display."

Tell me about your education. How has it prepared you for this opportunity with Hong Leong Bank Bhd?

"Getting a Bachelor's Degree in Business Finance was a great experience. I especially enjoyed my accounting courses because they challenged me to think more critically and furthered my analytical skills. I know these skills will help me to handle work at Hong Leong Bank Bhd and advise clients on important financial decisions."

Share some of the highlights from any of your relevant courses from high school, college, university or on the job training. Explain how your experiences will enhance your performance.

"The bulk of my education has been on-the-job training with my current company. They value continued education and have a tuition reimbursement program which I am happy to have taken advantage of. This year I have taken additional courses in calculus, negotiations, and building a sales pipeline. All of these courses will help me in this role with Hong Leong Bank Bhd because you are customer service focused while also needing employees who understand banking related concepts and calculations."

What is one unique skill that you will bring to our loan processing team here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd?

"I think the one skill that I have that sets me ahead of the rest running for this position is my experience and success in the world of sales. As you can see from my resume, my career out of college started in auto sales. In my five years of sales, I worked my up from Associate Sales to a Sales Team Lead at my dealership. Getting to know and master the sales side of the business has really helped me on the finance side with overall knowledge of the business and developing the skills needed to upsell customers on their loans."

Throughout your application process and candidate vetting process, you were brought into interview because your interview was confident that you had the basic skills and knowledge required to handle this job. Now, your interviewer is giving you the opportunity to set yourself apart from your competition with this question. As you prepare for this type of question, try to think of a unique skill that you have that can prove to be a big asset if Hong Leong Bank Bhd offers you the job. In your answer, be sure to explain why this skill applies to this role.

"As you can see from my experience, I have extensive leadership experience in leading teams of up to 12 employees and I also have remote working experience. Both of these duties have really given me confidence in my decision making abilities. If hired for this position, I would be able to hit the ground running on day one and be trusted with critical decisions where you might not have that ability with other candidates that don't have leadership experience."

Accuracy is of utmost importance to the customers here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd. Have you ever had a time where you had a to admit to a mistake on the job surrounding accuracy?

"Working in retails sales, my busiest days can be quite hectic with customer lines reaching throughout the store. A few months ago, I had finished ringing up a customers large order and taking her payment. When the next customer approached, she informed me that the pillows she was purchasing were buy two, get one free and I realized that the previous customer hadn't received that deal. I called a colleague over quickly to run the register while I ran out to the parking lot to catch the customer. Luckily I did, and she came back in so I could refund her the price of one of the pillows. She was very thankful! Looking back on that situation, I hadn't noticed the daily deal during our morning huddle and I take full responsibility for that. From that point forward, I always kept a note with me at the register on the daily deals so I wouldn't miss one again."

A person's finances are one of the most important things in their life and a mistake can certainly hit very close to home for them. For this question, your interviewer will be looking to get a solid judgement of your honesty and integrity if you should make a mistake with a customer by having you talk about a time you had to do this in the past. In your answer, be open and honest about the situation while focusing both on what you did to resolve the issue and what lesson you learned moving forward that you can bring to the team at Hong Leong Bank Bhd.

"During high school, I worked for a CPA that was a family friend handling pretty simple data entry tasks. One night, as I was laying in bed, I realized that I had made an error in entering figures into a wrong column in the program that the CPA was using. Not wanting to lose sleep over this, I made myself a note next to my alarm clock and called the CPA the next morning upon waking up. He was very appreciative of my effort to contact him as soon as possible and we made plans for me to fix the error during my scheduled time the following week."

Tell me about a goal you achieved. What steps did you take to get there?

"Early in my career, I strived to get to know the banking and thrifts systems from a 360-degree view. I worked hard to partner with my peers in learning how their roles contributed to the whole organizational flow. I set a goal to become head teller within the first five years of working in this industry. I hope to continue that career path with Hong Leong Bank Bhd and am excited for the opportunity to do so."

The banking industry offers a variety of opportunities to those who are motivated. Hong Leong Bank Bhd is seeking individuals who think about the future and aspire to be successful in everything they do. Think about something you accomplished through hard work and dedication.

"A few years ago I set the goal to complete my Bachelor's in Finance while working full time. I achieved this in just four years, through spending a lot of time in online studies, between working as a bank teller. I am very proud of the discipline and dedication I was able to put towards this goal."

Talk about a time you had to work with a difficult team member. How did you handle that situation and what was the key for you to make things work with them?

"Early in my career in the banking industry, I worked with a colleague that was very distracting with her negative talk of other people on our team. It was very unfortunate at first that she was my mentor when I first started and from my very first day on the job, I realized what kind of person she truly was. Being new on the job, I didn't speak up or Rquestion her right away. Rather, I chose to get to know the remainder of my team to truly realize how toxic her talk was. A few months down the road over lunch, she continue with bad talk and negative rumor spreading about a colleague I had grown close to. ight away, I cut her off and told her that I didn't want to hear her talk bad about any of our coworkers. With my upfront approach with her, she definitely caught my drift and hasn't since tried it again."

For this question, your interviewer will be looking to get some insight on your interpersonal skills by seeing how you handle the adverse situation of dealing with a difficult coworker. In your answer, make sure to paint a clear picture of the situation and what made the colleague difficult to work with. Then, really try to reflect on what you did that made it possible to make the best of the situation. Talk about your interpersonal skills that were vital to making this work to give your interviewer the sense that you will be a great team player if hired at Hong Leong Bank Bhd.

"Currently, I have a teammate that just doesn't like to carry his fair share of the load on the team. In my current environment, we all rely on each other to make the entire operation work. The hard part about this situation is that when he is motivated, he caebest workers on our team. Now, I've gotten to the point where I've gotten to get him well enough where I can see when he is having an off day. Through conversations, some things in his personal life impact his job can impact his job in a negative way. Any time that I notice his work slacking, an in-depth check in conversation with him often helps him get back on task and in a much happier mood on the job."

What do you know about Hong Leong Bank Bhd?

"I was impressed by the variety of services you offer your customers, and the mission statement at Hong Leong Bank Bhd. I found the mobile app extremely user-friendly, and I like the new features that help customers save money."

Hong Leong Bank Bhd makes it easy to find out basic company information by simply browsing their website. You can also search employee reviews to learn about experiences interviewing and working there. Share a few of the facts you learned from researching the company.

"I've read great things about working there and I'm excited for the opportunity to work in such a fun environment.Your employee reviews are strong and I understand that you spend a lot of time with community outreach programs."

Hong Leong Bank Bhd Interview Questions

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1. Walk me through your thought process when delegating responsibilities to others that you are responsible for. What are the important factors that influence your decisions?
2. How would you deal with an irate customer?
3. In your opinion, what are the benefits of banking with Hong Leong Bank Bhd?
4. Tell me about a written project you had to tackle during your career. What skills did you use to ensure that your writing was error free?
5. The next Branch Manager that we hire here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd needs to be adaptable and flexible as our market demands change over time. What have you done in recent years to promote your own personal and professional development to promote adaptabil
6. In this finance role with Hong Leong Bank Bhd, what do you feel would make for an ideal customer experience?
7. What is one way that you would help provide great customer service in our branch here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd?
8. Our clients here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd expect top-tier service and products and we will expect you to do just that in this role. Have you ever went the extra mile for a client when it wasn't expected? Why did you do so?
9. What data entry skills have you accumulated throughout your career and earlier education?
10. The clients of a financial firm like Hong Leong Bank Bhd can display an arrange of emotions when they work with our Client Services team. How would you handle a situation where a client was very angry?
11. Talk about your experience in mortgage loan closing. How would this experience be beneficial to our team here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd?
12. Tell us how you keep your knowledge current with ongoing changes in the banking industry.
13. Give an example of a prior job duty you held that required serious organizational skills. What did you learn from that experience that you'll be able to bring the team here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd?
14. Do you have any experience in handling and working with large amounts of money?
15. Out of all of our products at Hong Leong Bank Bhd, which one would you be most likely to use? Why?
16. On the finance side of Hong Leong Bank Bhd, we expect our representatives to be ingrained in our sales focused culture. If hired for this role, how would you learn and embrace our sales process?
17. If a customer posed a problem that you were unable to solve on your own, how would you handle that situation?
18. If hired for this role with Hong Leong Bank Bhd, how would you handle a large workload of clients working through a mortgage process?
19. Do you have any experience working with banking teller software?
20. What are your top three strengths? How will you use them to make an impact at Hong Leong Bank Bhd?
21. If you were on the job here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd and noticed that a change in process or procedure could be beneficial, how would you approach that with your supervisor?
22. Tell me about your education. How has it prepared you for this opportunity with Hong Leong Bank Bhd?
23. What is one unique skill that you will bring to our loan processing team here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd?
24. Accuracy is of utmost importance to the customers here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd. Have you ever had a time where you had a to admit to a mistake on the job surrounding accuracy?
25. Tell me about a goal you achieved. What steps did you take to get there?
26. Talk about a time you had to work with a difficult team member. How did you handle that situation and what was the key for you to make things work with them?
27. What do you know about Hong Leong Bank Bhd?

Hong Leong Bank Bhd Interview Questions

1. Walk me through your thought process when delegating responsibilities to others that you are responsible for. What are the important factors that influence your decisions?

2. How would you deal with an irate customer?

3. In your opinion, what are the benefits of banking with Hong Leong Bank Bhd?

4. Tell me about a written project you had to tackle during your career. What skills did you use to ensure that your writing was error free?

5. The next Branch Manager that we hire here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd needs to be adaptable and flexible as our market demands change over time. What have you done in recent years to promote your own personal and professional development to promote adaptabil

6. In this finance role with Hong Leong Bank Bhd, what do you feel would make for an ideal customer experience?

7. What is one way that you would help provide great customer service in our branch here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd?

8. Our clients here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd expect top-tier service and products and we will expect you to do just that in this role. Have you ever went the extra mile for a client when it wasn't expected? Why did you do so?

9. What data entry skills have you accumulated throughout your career and earlier education?

10. The clients of a financial firm like Hong Leong Bank Bhd can display an arrange of emotions when they work with our Client Services team. How would you handle a situation where a client was very angry?

11. Talk about your experience in mortgage loan closing. How would this experience be beneficial to our team here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd?

12. Tell us how you keep your knowledge current with ongoing changes in the banking industry.

13. Give an example of a prior job duty you held that required serious organizational skills. What did you learn from that experience that you'll be able to bring the team here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd?

14. Do you have any experience in handling and working with large amounts of money?

15. Out of all of our products at Hong Leong Bank Bhd, which one would you be most likely to use? Why?

16. On the finance side of Hong Leong Bank Bhd, we expect our representatives to be ingrained in our sales focused culture. If hired for this role, how would you learn and embrace our sales process?

17. If a customer posed a problem that you were unable to solve on your own, how would you handle that situation?

18. If hired for this role with Hong Leong Bank Bhd, how would you handle a large workload of clients working through a mortgage process?

19. Do you have any experience working with banking teller software?

20. What are your top three strengths? How will you use them to make an impact at Hong Leong Bank Bhd?

21. If you were on the job here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd and noticed that a change in process or procedure could be beneficial, how would you approach that with your supervisor?

22. Tell me about your education. How has it prepared you for this opportunity with Hong Leong Bank Bhd?

23. What is one unique skill that you will bring to our loan processing team here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd?

24. Accuracy is of utmost importance to the customers here at Hong Leong Bank Bhd. Have you ever had a time where you had a to admit to a mistake on the job surrounding accuracy?

25. Tell me about a goal you achieved. What steps did you take to get there?

26. Talk about a time you had to work with a difficult team member. How did you handle that situation and what was the key for you to make things work with them?

27. What do you know about Hong Leong Bank Bhd?