Graduate Program applicants have rated the interview process at First National Bank with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Program roles take an average of 70 days to get hired, when considering 41 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at First National Bank overall takes an average of 55 days.
Common stages of the interview process at First National Bank as a Graduate Program according to 41 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 18%
IQ intelligence test: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Phone interview: 12%
One on one interview: 11%
Skills test: 10%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 8%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 1%
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It was about 20 minutes via microsoft teams. The interviewer was very nice. She actually had a calming effect since I was so nervous. She asked questions about myself , why I want to join fnb and some scenario questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about yoursekf
why do u want to join fnb
how do u deal with problems
I applied online. I interviewed at First National Bank in Jul 2026
Interview
HR interview was a “getting to know you” interview with one employee from the HR Young Talent team. Interviewer was very friendly and it only took around 25 minutes. Still waiting for BU interviews at this point.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you deal with a group member not pulling their weight?
I interviewed at First National Bank (Johannesburg)
Interview
Several interviews. I rarely received technical questions but they rather wanted to gain knowledge into my personal projects. Very friendly panel, after HR interview I had 2-3 interviews with the same panel for a specific bank unit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are some personal projects you work on outside of university?
I interviewed at First National Bank (Johannesburg)
Interview
Applied online, did an online test, had two interviews and was offered the opportunity.
They usually start interviews towards the end of the year. Got an offer around October, which was for the following year and wow they pay really well