Hello, Any one know abt condition work in Public bank?
Salary,basic,bonus how many mth,job flexibilty?
i apply as Sales & Marketing Executives,will go interview next 2week
Thank for sharing ^^

This post has been edited by kianwei8: Mar 11 2008, 08:59 PM

hi, im a new teller in public bank, the benefit that public bank offer is best n i love the job very much
the lowest bonus can get is two month
the higher position u got the more bonus u will get

Normally speak dialect or mandarin in Bank?Hear Bank job was stress, true or no?

that depend on which branch u working at, luckly my branch all languges acepted.
ya... sometime was really stress , but just a bit la

got any vacancy in public bank? im looking for job in kl....anything but sales?

Need to periodically check the jobs portal like jobsdb or jobstreet as they will have post normal post vacancies.

i worked there before....
its sucked and the hell experience for me.....
i don want to go back anymore plus all my ex-col (who work at pbb and resign) don feel wanna step in again for the rest of their life....................... not that the customer bad its the internal problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May explain what internal problem u mean? Office Politic?Stress?

gosh, you never really gonna believe this
the manager only look for pretty girls.........................
all pretty girls are protected as if they are the princesses
imagine, i was hell busy at that moment, but yet those officer and manager treat that im free
i can finish my work on time and it doesnt mean that i have less work to do.......
just because i do things quick....
i remember that time i was the teller in remittance department....
i need to do all the TT, inward outward, rentas, filing, credit bills, accounts cheque, HP cheques, ect and yet they still tot that im doin nothing.... sometimes i need to so the SI, FD, and everything regarding foreign currency...
i still need to help posting cheques and serves regular customer....
some of the customers that doin TT don even wanna press the QMS...
you know why, cuz they said even they press the number, at the end they will end up pushing to my counter!!!
plus the officer said im the most free person at the counter.... my own officer cant even help me cuz she is new and always bully by the old officers.....
at the end when i resigned, they divide my job to 10 teller and then the officer only know that actually i did a lot of things ... but then its too late.... guess what now???? the officer need to do the filing on their own........

gosh, its been a nightmare............................

wow...i would like to know which branch is that that giving u the nitemare..

all pbb branches give nightmare.......
just that you need to be in to discover.........

Anyone know the working hours for PB branch?

8.30 til 5.30pm
but normally no one dare back at 5.30....
usually will have OT but cant claim one...........

for banking hours
9.30 til 4.00pm

If for the tellers in the PB,normally what is the salary range? and the education level?

form 5 will do but need to be good in maths...
they give training don worry.......
salary depends........

if in sabah and sarawak, they have allowance 20% but in west they don paid for those allowance....
so start with 1100++ basic....... and you get increment depending on the month than you enter bank....
let say if you join in between jan-jun...your increment will be in the next Jan but if you join in between Jul -Dec, the increment will be the next jul......

I heard PBB are very generous wif bonus. (i.e. for executive level and above)

All banks r the same one. works like hell. everyday target, target & more targets. But if u can achieve target, mua. . ha. . ha. ., u'll laugh seeing ur account when it comes to year end (bonus, lots of them).

Again u have to learn 'tai-chi', be double headed snake, and most important the art of "angkat-tology".

Sorry to say I dun have any of these qualification & tats y i m still in the support staff level.

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Added on March 14, 2008, 2:48 pmTot now higher ody, coz they've juzt signed new MOU, 33% increament but no 2 mth contractual bonus. All based on performance only

This post has been edited by ekestima: Mar 14 2008, 02:48 PM

if i join as management trainee.Am i considered executive? And how long will i have to work before i can get all those bonuses?

i've just got offer from RHB.... so the basic is currently like this 1100+++++ ........those teller basic are quite same for every bank............

if you do a lot of tai-chi then the appraiser wont be that good.... your bonus and promotion depends much on the appraiser report......

after one year.......

There're executive & junior executive.

Normally u'll have to work for at least 1 year. But If u're lucky, & their financial year ends after ur confirmation, u might get pro-rated bonus (if the management is kind enuf)

better think twice if u really wanna work in pbb....
other bank is wayyyyy better.......

Ha.. ha.. as u said other bank wayyyy better, how sure r u ? All local banks r the same. Not to say I wanna sabotage local bank. It's their attitude.

Unless u work for foreign bank. They really treat their staff as their assets. U can perform u'll be recognised. May it be in term of position & monetory. U can prove ur performance, thei prove their sincerity with $$, just tat simple .

It's worth working "half-dead" after all ur work is being recognised.

i din ask him to apply for local bank ne.....
i don think its worth working in bank......................
gosh, nightmare .... luckily i wake up ady

Gud for u. At least u wake up ody. But I'm still dreamin here. Still stuck in banking line here
So u woke up & got into which line ody ?

we are about to off topic if you ask me....hihihi
corporate services ..........
at least better than banking...

so you better wake up now!!!!

Trying to wake up. but still boleh tahan ma.

sommore dunno wat & where to go. Old cow like me not easy to find job. unless start business. business need lobang sommore

lotsa business nowadays........
better than being cow at bank....
which bank u r in?

i also want to apply job in PBB..
Do u all any info about how to apply the job?
I have no experience in banking field...
i working as web designer for 3 years.. feel tired to keep looking at the pc everyday...
Want to change to another kind of job which have good paid..

foreign bank such as?

is working in PBE really a bad experience?
Im considering working in PBE after i graduate as a management trainee.
anyone working in any of penang branches?

I will tell you guys my first day experience as a Mgmt Trainee which was yesterday.
I went to the branch at 8.45am.Was introduced to all the people there.Then the bank started operations at 9 am.I was told i had to train at operations level which is downstairs for 4 weeks and move up to credit for two weeks,after which i will be sent to a training centre located in bangi for 2 weeks.(ok no complaints)

So actually this was not a working kinda job,its more like a study course which you have to learn everything.But instead of paying for the course,now the bank pays you to learn.COOL!

So i was given a full set of documents to show what i have learnt and have to tick at the box.So i was placed next to a officer at the front of the bank,just behind the tellers.Since he was so busy he could only teach me a little bit of here and there.But he was friendly.So practically,the whole day i spent observing what they did.But wow,seriously there was too much money lying around.Then after the bank closed at 4pm we ordered some food since the bank tellers which is the front line was very good today.See,we have a policy here that every customer must be served within two minutes if not a buzzer will go off and thats when it will be recorded.At the end of the month the BIG boss checks it and if not satisfactory,we all kena lah.I went home around 6pm which is considered early.

As a conclusion,everyone there was friendly and nice.Dont know how long this will last but at least its good.Managers were good but busy.I also managed to apply the Gold card CC.

This post has been edited by kevin23: Apr 2 2008, 07:47 AM

I used to worked with HSBC HQ as a clerk before. And yeah, I can say everyone's in my dept are very helpful & friendly. mgt & non mgt all equal. The boss will treat us dinner whenever we need to stay for a long hour. HSBC will provide training roughly once a month to increase our knowledge on thier product. There is also a canteen upstairs where you can buy your meal & it's damn cheap. You can also enjoy the gym facilities there. And for guys, there are a lot of pretty girls too Increament is standard just like other bank. Bonus up to 1-3 months depends on performance. 30 days annual leave for mgt staffs
I love HSBC the reason why I left is because the pay in low(Due to I only high school graduated) than what I earned before & I cant live with that pay. I joined at first is because of the benefit

Btw, I like the service provided by CIMB bank @ KLCC. I've been there a couple of times & thier service is superb Fast, helpful, friendly! Keep it up !

Bro, which branch are u in? That's heaven man...

Let me share with u my story

My first week at work is pretty much like yours. Read, observe and all. But i was assigned only to the credit dept. After that, i was about to start processing loans. BUT there weren't enough computers (!!!) so i have to share computer with my colleagues, who are some not-so-friendly aunties while waiting for my set of pc to arrive (i waited for months just to have my own pc at work. I'm not joking).

I rarely achieve my daily processing target. Cuz the phone calls and other miscellaneous things come in non-stop. When i settle it all and finally have the time to sit down and process, it's near 6pm already. So my working hours (and my colleagues') is normally till at least 7:30PM.

I go home not because i've finally finished all my outstanding work, but because i'm too exhausted, headache and HAVE to rest. But i can't really rest because the outstanding work haunts me day and night. Customers, lawyers, developers, marketing executives... All these buggers keep calling because their case is top urgent and wants me to give priority to. Sometimes i wake up in the middle of the night because i suddenly remember one case that someone passed to me 3 weeks ago and i have yet to do anything with it.

And my managers? they don't really give a crap about anything other than the figures. They have more pressure from the ppl above them anyway... The high Net Profit didn't come so easy you see.

I've lived a life like this for almost 10 months now. Learning and adopting myself into this challenging culture. Afterall, what's better than getting paid for learning? I paid almost 40K for my local degree learning uesless theories and histories man.

Anyway, good luck for your time in PBB. Let's together wish for the next training session to come faster

By the way, i ain't taking leave tomorrow. Oh crap...

you are like heaven when you are in training centre cuz i feel that im living in some sort of 4 start hotel but once in working environment, its different... maybe the first year gotta be fresh and new to you and you have all those energy searching and learning the new stuff but then after a couple of years, its been a hectic moment for you cuz you need to fight all those target...

sure there's great moment like receiving bonus, you can see your bank account increasing and those annual dinner time which you enjoy free 5 stars hotel and lotsa program.....

fren, enjoy your new explore/time in pbb.... good luck....

Two ways: Walk in or write in.

Regards, Joey

p.s: Walk-in provides prompt reply.

Can i have a ques? if i get insurance license after i join pb become BSE ..after i quit issit i still have valid license? the cust i get when i at bank can bring out? cos i plan to do part time insurance after i change job...pls tell me..

I'm one of the trainers at the Knowledge & Learning Centre. I'm glad you guys find it fun to come for training.
Yes work can be crazy and sometimes even unreasonable, but lets face it... work never really goes the way you want it to.

Every job in every organisation, be it local banks, foreign banks, or companies in other industries, each of them will have their own problems. They might pay you well, but they might have a lot of internal problems. You might have good colleagues, but a crappy boss. You might have a good immediate boss, but a lousy director. You might have easy work to do, but you might have office politics to deal with. You can escape. It's all about tolerance, and knowing what you can cope with. But rest assured, wherever you go, there will be problems.

I'm sorry some of you had very bad experiences, and yes I know how life at the branches can be sometimes. So do come for courses and relax. I'm sure you guys know you deserve it. Push for your 3 day mandatory training compliance and don't let them cancel your courses if you can help it.

Here's an additional tip, get your CA/Head to sign you up for Management Development courses (MDM) if you'd like a break from work and studying boring text books.




-Joshua-

i'm starting my graduate trainee in pbb next mth, and they offer me front line officer.
anyone can tell me what are the job duties/ responsibility?

and for the working hours is it usually from 8:45 to 5:45?
but i heard is not possible to go home on the dot?

banks are not opened on weekends. but is it possible to need to go back for work on saturdays' / when work cannot be done during the weekdays?

official working hour is 8.45 to 5.45, but for the "unofficial" working hour, depends on which branch u will be stationed in
if u are lucky, u can go back at 6 something
if u are not, the manager will tell u this "u know our working hour, but i expect u to show commitment towards the company". then u pandai-pandai-lah
and most of the time, it's not the working hour that worries u, coz if u enjoy doing ur job, u won't mind spending more time doing it. but if u do not like ur job, and u have to spend extra hours doing the things u hate, well, welcome to PBB

I'm starting to work as deposit account sales officer in pb on next 2 week. can any1 kindly tell me wat is the job responsibility? i hav no idea wat dis post do. actually i apply for the sales & marketing for loans but dunoe y they give me dis 1.

you couldn't have choose probably the worst bank to work in

Why are you accepting the job offer when you do not know what you going to do? Big mistake

i accept coz they giv me basic rm2800 n many other benefits..lol. ermm,can any1 tell me what r the daily work dat i need t do? did i got my own table or wat? can sum1 who work in pb help me?? thx

Okay. A mystery is finally solved. No wonder the service of PBB is thousands times faster than any other banks

the job. you must find customer to open a certain number of saving account and current account in a month
also also to encourage customer FD , and other saving link products

was offered a position as front line officer?
anyone knows what are the duties?
is it similar to the credit department?

hahah
dam sian job!

banking line is good.. but dunno najib's new 2010 plan will affect anot

meaning? stressful? easy but mundane?
thx

SME ah... is the one sell mortgage loan is it

What i know is PBB SME got a lot of lengluis

haha

kinda:D hahahahah

Hi,

I was asked for interview as sales in PB..actually apply credit analyst but duno y they offer me this job?

Anyone working as sales in PB to share their experience here?

TQ

if teller should be usual job lah...if like sales or loan people...sigh..
u need to change ur attitude lor..become fake people.
i knew someone who is one kind in uni, then when work in public bank, suddenly change 180 degrees.
working in these places changes someone alot. become too realistic and make people wonder if this is d same person.

SME is solutions for small and medium biz lar, brother.

Mortgage is either called mortgage, lending or watever, but not SME

SME better than mortgage lor...

Buy factory, borrow 5 mil....mayb dun even need to syndicate it...not very big ma

What facilities do they have in the building?
Gym & shower room?

can any1 explain more on sales exec ?? how is the review working in pb bank? btw im goin for interview as sales

Anyone working in PBB?
I need to ask some private questions.

As a Deposit account sales officer ,you will need to make sure there is a certain number of deposit accounts opened in a month be it Savings account,current account,WISE Accounts and other FD accounts too.

Mind you the target they set for you is ridicolous,the only way you can achieve it is by working REALLY REALLY hard.

If you dont hit the target within 3 months,they will kick you out.No questions asked.


Pls dont go into FRONTLINE as an officer.I was once a Senior Operations Officer for PBB but quit after 1.5 years.Pay is high,by work is really the most aweful place to be in .

As a front line officer ,they will give you a certain dept to be in charge of.Senior officers get more important tasks like Current accounts and normal officers will get Saving Accounts .

You will be expected to do the following:

1.Answer stupid phone calls within 3 rings.(The phone calls are almost non-stop oso)
2.Override teller request.Meaning customer wants to withdraw money,you have to override.In fact,anything the teller wants to do,you have to override.
3.Complete you daily reports(TONS OF THEM TO BE DONE).The reports are all damn thick!!!
4.If you r in Current Account dept,you have to confirm all the cheques issued by customer by 11am.Mind you,there would be about 80 customers to call.And each customer would have issued around 5 cheques.So GOOD LUCK in achieving it by 11am.
5.Depending on branch,you would be expected to bring in at least 2 credit card sales each month which sound easy but actually is not considering your damn BUSY during banking hours.
6.If you work in heavy volume branches,YOU can forget about even resting.Customers come in non-stop and if they are angry with something,they just BLAST the first person they meet and thats normally the FRONT LINE officers because the tellers will refer everything to the officer.

I used to work in PBB.You can ask me.




Lastly,for NEWCOMERS ,you will be FORCED to take part in their ANNUAL DINNER PERFORMANCE where you have to perform a dance in GROUPS in front of TAN SRI.

Ppl who reject will of course get bad marks for their appraisal.

I am not exaggerating all of the above in any way.If you do not trust the above,go ahead and work for them and you will experience what I have already said.

They pay you RM 2800 but your work is worth RM 5000

This post has been edited by kevin23: Nov 14 2009, 05:13 PM

Ahaha yeah the dinners that you have to attend. Makes the whole thing like a pageant cum wh***house. If you are pretty then beware of the dato and tan sris.

im goin for an interview this comin thurs....currently they offering sales exec in mortgage,unit trust etc....how isit working as sales exec in PB ?? need some reviews

Lol kevin23 seems like ur working exp in PBB is rather unpleasant =\

But nonetheless, I share some of your sentiments. I also once kena the wrath of an SOO ~_~

This post has been edited by justin85: Nov 14 2009, 05:41 PM

i really hope they allow me to change from sales to credit analyst
if no choice then hv to reject the interview..

Oh yeah,thats why alot of guys like to go to PBB annual dinner.

They treat annual dinner like PRAWNSHOW!!

All pretty ladies will be chosen and if are really those "MIANG" type,all those ppl with big titles will go after you such as BSM,Branch Manager,Regional Manager...

Thats why PBB other's name is HAMSAP BANK..

All the Manager there work too long d,weird thing is alot of them still single so they prey on young ,horny newbies ...

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Added on November 14, 2009, 7:32 pmYou were teller or wat?

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Added on November 14, 2009, 7:33 pmIf you think you can really sell,go ahead.

If not,be prepared for the exit door in 3 months.

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Added on November 14, 2009, 7:36 pmBro ,credit analyst is bette than sales.

But pls go to other bank for credit analyst.

Just avoid PBB.

PBB is like "HELL's" happy hour..

When you first join,it seems like a damn nice place to be in.

After u work 3 months,then you will see all the demons in there...

This post has been edited by kevin23: Nov 14 2009, 07:36 PM

No coz technically im not based under branch. but then my working place is located in the branch...so anyhow will also deal with those SOO. My encounter can be considered nthg compared to the tellers directly under the SOO +_+

actually they provide me 2 position...either credit analyst or sales...for credit u hav to undergo some management program like working in front line...so i need ur advise...btw im a fresh grad with lack of working exp

holy smokes...what about the "personal financial executives"? any1 doing this? can share some experience? & what do u do exactly?

PFE, they sells unit trust.... Main focus on PB bank Unit Trust and you also need to do some other miscellaneous work like opening account and being the front line to received complaint from unhappy customer. Still you can go out to do sales if your sales managers like you. They allow claim on mileage.

Most of all, they pay fresh graduate 2.8K!!! Wth!! I work so hard but fresh grad in PBB get paid so high!

There's a reason why PB fresh grad pays so high =\

PB bank unit trust, so Public Mutual (PM) unit trust oso can be included? or strictly PB unit trust only? How is the career path then? starting from this position can go till senior management positions? for the PFE, can they off work on time or not? or also have to stay till 7~8pm?..thnx


err...is it the "pay 2.8k but work is worth 5k" reason?

that being one of it =\

PFE is another name for Unit Trust Consultants.

What ur job function is well,of course bring in more UT sales.You are only allowed to sell PB unit trust not PUBLIC MUTUAL ones.

Of course,you have to perform within 3 months if not u r shown the exit door.

And one word of caution,the target they set for you is really really high.

During my tenure in PBB,there were at least 5 ppl who came in ,and either quit or was terminated by PBB due the above reasons.

As a saying goes,It's easy to get into PBB,but it's also easy to be shown the exit.

And for myself,I was a SOO,we also had a special saying.

It goes like this

Becareful with anything you sign ,cause you can simply sign sign sign until you resign!

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Added on November 15, 2009, 3:07 pmYes,actually I think ur is Management Trainee position?

You see,PBB's way of work is typical ChinaMan Bank style.

They seem to hate new technologies that make's life easier.They dont like to see thier employees life easier.They want to make it hard for everyone.

So the way they work is,the more suffering there is,the better.

So for credit analyst,you can expect piles and piles of files on ur table most of the time.

Most banks are moving towards paperless transaction,but for PBB is the other way round.PBB use more and more paper for useless reports,daily server backup in branches ,etc etc.

To be safe but neverending paperwork,go for credit analyst.

If you want to take risk but get big rewards later on,go for sales.

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Added on November 15, 2009, 3:09 pmOh i see,I used to scold the tellers if they are damn slow in executing their jobs.Hahahaha..

But most of the tellers were quite efficient and friendly.

The thing in PBB is,if your rank is higher than the other person,you can order him/her to do anything related to work.

This post has been edited by kevin23: Nov 15 2009, 03:09 PM

hey ryan,

I'm going for the interview as well tis thursday..btw i'm checking with them
whether i could apply for credit analyst..

c u there

Lolz. . It is nice to read the work suffering of other people, it makes mine less irritating.

This post has been edited by milkshooter: Nov 15 2009, 10:53 PM

Do you mind sharing your part of the story?

That's kinda off topic As I am not in the financial line. But if one day I got in the mood, I'll share some interesting stories.

Oh please ... !!
We newbies need some milk, exclusively from milkshooter!!!!

seems like PB is not an ideal working place huh...but if i ever go for sales i wouldn't choose PB coz no commission is given based on the sales...i think i will consider credit analyst in this case..thx kevin

need any high qualification to enter ar??for the marketing post

hey i just went for the interview.....it go smoothly but just some technical ques abit stuck...... after the interview they never ask me to fill up any form...but they said will call me in 2-3 weeks time....so what is the indication??am i already rejected?? or i have to wait for their call ??

They also said that they will call me in 2-3 weeks time. Now is the 2nd week since I attended the interview. Not sure about the result.

I did well but the amount of questions that they asked me made me feel that I am rejected for that position. The least question they ask, unlikely that you will get the job.

By the way, I did fill up a form. They sent the form to my e-mail few days before I went for interview.

i think its an employment form that u need to bring along for interview.....so is it true that u will fill up a form right after the interview?? if yes i think i can say byebye adi...they never ask me to fill any form

I've already filled up the form before going & I submitted the form at the receptionist when I reached there for interview.

During interview, they questioned me based on that form.

Any way that I can check my job selection status? They did not give me their name card also..

yeap they interview based on the form and some technical ques as well...nope they never gave me their name card....i think its better u call to the hr and ask for the application whether they still reviewing or the selection is already over. Btw if i got other offers i dont think i wait for them adi ><

is there anyone get call for dec16 public bank sale career day???...
by the way, i found some people been interviewed not on this career day...so, pb career day is for???and if i din get call to attend career day...am i still have chance to get call after that?
thx~

I have a friend who got an offer for management trainee position and it involves sales of insurances. I heard that there are targets set too. What i want to know is how will the sales be conducted? Do they ask you to go out and sell like those insurance agents or be based inside the bank and sell? This is because my friend has been based in a Public Bank branch in KL.

Anyone?

Yes Banca Insurance will be sales based on insurance.
And Yes There are targets:D.
Due to the fact that you are working most of your time inside the bank as you will also be involve in the normal banking operation. Such as Helping Customer Service and etc.

You are required to Go out side of branch after working hour if it is needed to get your sales target up.
This is what my colleague from that department told me. But from my observation. they spend alot of their times in the branch as well

PUBLIC bank very good...

I am now age 23 just graduated from Universiti Degree Holder.

Starting RM2800 after six months confirmed my salary up to RM3200.

I work in HQ. Benefits very good...

what is ur postition?

just bumped into this discussion forum..stress..will be joining public bank next month..reading those "not so good" reviews on public bank making me worry...hope to listen to good reviews though. hope i will hav a good learning experience there..pengsan..

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Added on December 24, 2009, 1:30 pmso r u joining credit analyst there?i got the job.hope is ok...

This post has been edited by chimpz: Dec 24 2009, 01:30 PM

yeah right. A degree holder that can't write properly and spelt 'University' wrongly. Public Bank sucks to the core, wait till you hear about the annual dinner.

This post has been edited by Mackiddo: Dec 24 2009, 01:56 PM

wow consider high wor. rm3200 23 years old.

there are a lot of bad reviews on the bank. typically a chinaman company

depends on what you want to do in life, and how much stress you can endure.
every companies has its own strengths and weaknesses, everywhere you go, you will face with some kind of difficulties in doing your job.

If not mistaken, for MT in public bank, the salary only revised after 1 year of service. Confirmation doesn't come with a pay rise.

I work as management trainees for support high end customers side.
now i got the offer from CIMB they offer me basic salary RM3500. Still in consideration...

which MT are you LG?