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IBP Strategic Partner in Recruitment and Promotion Processes
The Institute of Bankers Pakistan (IBP), since its inception in
1951, is serving the financial
services sector through various innovative knowledge products
and services mainly in the
field of human resource management and development. A recent
addition to this portfolio
is the recruitment and selection of human resource for the
financial sector. Based onclients needs, the Institute holds
country-wide written tests, group discussions and
interviews thus facilitating selection of the best executives
and officers strictly on meritbasis. Initially this service was
offered for State Bank of Pakistan but now the same has
been extended to major commercial banks and financial
institutions. IBPs comprehensivepackage has following key
components:
a) Drafting, designing and processing the job advertisement
along with criticalinformation memo for its release to the national
press as also to IBP website
(www.ibp.org.pk)
b) Receiving, organizing, processing CVs/job applications
seeking more informationand responding to queries, short-listing of
candidates based on the criteria provided
by the bank.
c) Developing database for the eligible candidates for the
release of admit cards;
developing examination paper and sample test with weight age for
each session and
obtaining clients views and approval.
d) Designating examination centers, appointing centre
superintendents, invigilators
and examiners; printing of admit cards and their dispatch to the
candidates.
e) Releasing list of eligible candidates on the website and then
attending to therequests for change of centre, if any, complaints
for non-receipt of admit card andother related queries.
f) Designating head examiner/paper setter(s); consolidating and
printing of test papers
and their dispatch to test centres such as Lahore, Rawalpindi,
Peshawar, Quetta,
Multan, Sukkur and others.
g) Normally such test paper carries three parts: (i) English
writing and comprehension
(ii) Maths, logical inference, (iii) General knowledge and
knowledge about banking.
h) Weightage of each part varies between 30% to 40% and is
assigned in consultationwith the concerned bank. Parts II & III
are to be solved on a computer sheet and
graded through Optical Character Recognition (OCR) process.
i) Depending on clients needs, computer literacy tests are also
conducted and their
results are compiled and supplied to the banks separately.
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j) Depending on banks needs these tests are conducted
simultaneously at 8 to 10
centers within the country and 4 to 5 centers outside the
country.
k) Extensive arrangements are made at each center to ensure
clean and congenial
atmosphere, air-conditioned hall (wherever possible),
reception/problem solving,
supervision and control.
l) Tests are conducted and effectively supervised by the
superintendents, deputy
superintendents, invigilators, support staff and surprise check
by the client.
m) Candidates identity is checked, verified through the admit
card, CNIC and
identification slips prepared by IBP. Extra care is exercised at
all centres.
n) Upon completion of test, the copies are collected, counted,
verified with attendance
record, packed and sent to IBP head office on immediate
basis.
o) Upon receiving these copies, codification and separation of
name identity slip fromthe copies is carried out before sending the
same to the examiners and others.
p) Results when received are tabulated, counter checked,
consolidated and
computerized. After the decoding process the merit list is
prepared and provided to
the client.
q) The banks use their discretion and decide the benchmark for
further short-listing of
the candidates. This information is then released on IBP
website.
r) The second stage in the selection process is Group
Discussion. This process is aimed
at judging the quality of leadership, team work, communication,
confidence andknowledge of the candidate.
s) IBP prepares topics for Group Discussion and keeps them in
separate sealed
envelopes. A group of 8 to 10 participants is invited to attend
each session which is
observed by a team of experts. The group is allowed to choose
the envelope and
thus the process starts.
t) Depending on the city-wise distribution of short-listed
candidates this exercise is
conducted at Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Peshawar.
u) The call letters for group discussion are issued by IBP and
sent through courier andall related queries and preparation are
handled accordingly.
v) A three-member panel, two from concerned bank and one from
IBP, observes and
evaluates each group and develops final grading plan.
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w) Based on the result of Group Discussion further short-listing
done by the bank. The
final selection process is organized at the main cities. The
call letters are issued byIBP and sent through courier.
x) A senior level panel comprising two members from bank and one
senior expert from
IBP conducts the interviews and grades the participants.
y) The final result is issued to the bank for further processing
and issuance of
appointment letters.
z) The selected officers then enter into post induction training
for up to ten weeks.
Initially this service was offered for State Bank of Pakistan
but now the same has been
extended to major commercial banks and financial institutions.
Those availing these
services of IBP include:
Sl.# Organization Sl.# Organization
1 Allied Bank Limited 2 Bank Islami Pakistan Limited
3 Crescent Commercial Bank Ltd. 4 First Women Bank Limited
5 Habib Bank Limited 6 Soneri Bank Limited
7
House Building Finance Corp.
Ltd 8 MCB Bank Limited
9 Meezan Bank Limited 10 National Bank of Pakistan
11Pak Oman Microfinance Bank
Ltd12 Saudi Pak Commercial Bank Ltd
13Securities & Exchange
Commission of Pakistan14
Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited
15 State Bank of Pakistan 16 Tameer Microfinance Bank Ltd
17 The Bank of Punjab 18 United Bank Limited
19 Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
