The application took about two and a half months and consisted of the following rounds:
1. situational judgement, personality and intelligence tests: after these online tests you immediately get feedback about your strengths and weaknesses.
2. HR interview, where they ask mainly motivational questions (also based on the tests you did), but also questions about ING, their strategies, your vision on banking etc.
3. panel interview with management and the HR manager for the international talent programs: they ask you to give a 5 min presentation about yourself and a 10 min presentation about a finance/banking-related topic. After the presentations, there's a question round, about the presentation, but mostly to really get to know you personally. They really appreciate authenticity. Surprisingly little questions about ING or the job description in the last round.
Overall, the application was a very pleasant experience for me. And the interviewers were super friendly. Certainly don't underestimate the procedure though. It's a management trainee program, they're looking for high potentials and I assume the competition is rather high. Besides, creating and giving a good presentation is not easy, so preparation is key.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
What will a bank look be like in 10 years? Why do you want to become a leader? What kind of leader do you want to be? What kind of negative feedback have people given to you? What would your friends change about you?
Am Anfang gab es eine beidseitige Vorstellung, dann kurzer Umriss über Lebenslauf und Profil. Am Ende Austausch von Informationen über das Programm und die Stelle an sich. Durchlauf mehrerer Stationen innerhalb der Traineeship.
Envié una solicitud electrónica. Acudí a una entrevista en ING en may 2025
Entrevista
Ik werd afgewezen na het maken van een online assessment. Uit de resultaten bleek dat mijn persoonlijkheidsprofiel en waarden onvoldoende aansloten bij de bedrijfscultuur, waardoor ik niet als passende match werd beschouwd voor de organisatie of functie.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Ranking maken tussen verschillende positieve kwaliteiten (bijvoorbeeld: teamwork, analyses, leiderschap, etc). Echter zijn zij specifiek op zoek naar bepaalde kwaliteiten, dus je wordt erop afgerekend als je de ranking niet naar wens invult.
Envié una solicitud electrónica. Acudí a una entrevista en ING (Ámsterdam) en sept 2024
Entrevista
Different interviews with HR and Managers over a span of 4 months, including a math and logic test. Also had to do a pschicological test which gave me a report to work on. This report has been used during interview process.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Tell us about a time you had to adapt to a completely new cultural or professional environment. How did you handle the challenges, and what did you learn from the experience?