[pinklilyrose]

Hi all

I am due to sit an aptitude test for a graduate retail banking job with AIB. Has anyone any experience of this test and also any experience of their interview process? Ive heard lots about their corporate banking test (grain test) but was wondering if the retail banking one would be different. Any info greatly appreciated!

Thanks

[dee man]

hey i did that aptitude test aswel last monday.
how did u get on with it.
what did ya think.

do you know when they are ment to get back to us?

[pinklilyrose]

hi

i thought it was ok... some of the mechanical reasoning was a bit confusing tho! how did u find it? i havent heard anything back yet... have you? i thought we were supposed to have heard the fri 23rd before xmas.

[dee man]

am ya i thought it wasent too bad like, but that was my first time doing anything like that.
but the maths side of it was reasonable enough like, thought that area would be a lot harder.

ya they said that alrite but you know banks they mite not get back to us until the third like, but the agency crowd rang me that day alrite and said they will get back to me if i pass it or not.
so we will know either way.

what day and time did u do ur aptitude exam

[ladd19]

Has anyone done this? I've heard about the silo / grain test which seems impossible.

The Graduate role is Branch Banking. I wonder would this be the same test? Or would anyone have an idea what to expect from it.

Also I have a law background not a financial one, wonder am I wasting my time.

[closifer]

Hi ladd19...are you doing the test next week?? I am and am just a little scared. Im not from a financial background either!

[mhairesa]

Originally Posted by closifer

Hi ladd19...are you doing thest next week?? I am and am just a little scared. Im not from a financial background either!

Hi my sister is in the same boat, hers is next week. any tips or predictions?

Thanks!

[Amanda11]

hey i am also sitting the aptitude test on tues 24th on branch banking but for cork. I have to travel to dublin for it. I got sent a sample of one from the agency it was on morrisby.com but was very easy. Thats hardly it! I have seen on this people writing about grain test or something??? I have no idea now what to epect??

anyone have any idea??

[Amanda11]

Hey,

Im going for aptitude test next week in dublin for position of branch banking.

have no idea wat to expect from the test? any hints?

they gave me a link to morrisby.com for a sample one but seems ok but have read on here about grain test or something????

[Orlaith88]

Hi... I'm goin up to Dublin too on the 24th.. No idea what to expect... How long does it last? Completing freakin out!! Why cudn they just hold one in cork!!

[Dembo88]

I too am going to Dublin on Tuesday for this aptitude test guys, has anyone got any clue at all regarding any content in the test or are we all completely in the dark? Surely it can't be total rocket science guys? Good luck to us all by the way!

[lols25]

Hey!

I have the aptitude test next Tuesday afternoon also, had thoughts of the grain & silo test too but the morrisby test looks alright. How secure do ye think the jobs are? Possibility of getting a similar job if we were let go after the 2 years?..only worry i have!

[Orlaith88]

There has to be someone out ther who has sat this before and can help us!! At least it looks like we are all in the same boat!!

[Hulk Hands]

I've done it. There's a sample one on morriby.com. Basically it's a harder version of that, and it's timed. It will take about an hr and a half. There are 6 separate little sections each taking 10-15 mins. Do the sample. The questions start out easy in each section, but get harder as it goes on. Time is a big issue, so fly through the easy ones at the start. Don't be meticulously checking that you haven't made a mistake. All in all its not that hard. Good luck!

[dee man]

Hey lads. Ya i did id say a similar test with them back in december. The sample one i got was similar to what we did for the exam after. But its a speed test and is difficult enuf.

Only advice i hav is read the questions very carefully and try to do as many as you can.
Its a 75% pass rate aswel

best of luck