Kockane: Hello house, please I'd like to know, how much GTB pays deir graduate trainees, entry level. And how does their training school operate? Do dey pay during training? Ow much? Wot oda perks? Do dey provide accomodation during d training like sum oda banks? I'm currently billed to go for my medicals ere in abuja,being d final stage of the recruitment process b4 I resume in their training school. I want to know if it will be worthwhile cuz I'm also due to travel outta d country for my masters very soon. I also need advise on wat to do please. Do I go for my masters, or do I defer d admission and start wiv GTB? I really don't wanna make a decision I'll cum to regret later on. Thanks in anticipation of ur kind responses. Bless.

tanimola22:

After the Master's abroad, what next? Is the school a top 5 US school? Or is it a top 5 UK school?

Kockane:
Its actually University of Hull, MBA. And really, after masters I dunno. Find a good job sumwhere, I guess. I hear gory tales about what bankers face in terms of retrenchment et al and it really scares d sh*t outta me. But den again, I heard GTB is one of the strongest banks in d country and offers one of d best job securities in the ever-volatile banking industry.

tanimola22:

I asked you what next because I wanted to know whether or not you have designed an excellent hedge against the unfavorably volatile job market in the UK and other parts of the world. From your answer, you have none. I might be wrong though.

I asked whether it's a top 5 US or UK school because I wanted to gauge your desirability to employers upon your graduation. Unfortunately, your answer shows that you might be no different from other unemployed naija graduates, who have very fancy UK degrees which cost close to 15K, if you went to study in the UK.

To make matters worse, you want to go and study a course that is a one way, a course that favors mostly professionals who have had years of solid professional experience. A course that will not give you an edge to immediately pursue a PhD just in case the job won't just come.

There is one fact that you must always bear in mind, and it is that 'foreign universities will continue to admit students no matter how old the students are'. Therefore, If I were you, I would definitely accept the GT offer, work for some years and then jet out for further studies, if I still deem it necessary. This way, I would stand a better chance of getting into a nicer school, in fact an Ivy league or something very close to it. This way, I would be solid, desirable enough and also stand a better chance of landing an awesome job, after graduation, because of my previous work experience which must surely be of immense advantage to me. I am not saying that one is certain of landing one's dream job just because one has had a solid professional experience. My point is that your chances are much higher if you have a solid work experience plus a top MBA degree.

If I really hate bank job and want to neglect the GT offer for further studies abroad, a strategy I would employ is to simply change courses. I would go for an MSc program instead of an MBA program. I would then make sure I aim to get the best possible grades I can get. This will help me in two ways. First, it will help land me job interviews and I will have something to brag about during the job interviews. Second, I will be competitive to get fully funded PhD positions just in case the ideal job does not come after about 2 years of searching. I think you get my drift.

A lot of naija people are unemployed and stuck in Lagos and London and New York and elsewhere because their Master's degrees are so poor that nobody would believe they can cope with PhD level courses and research. Such people thought going abroad and getting 'any' oyinbo kpali would give them jobs at Total, Mobil, Chevron, Davidson Kempner Advisers and Fortress Investment etc. Unfortunately, many of them are not smiling today.

I will leave you to ponder over my submission and come to a conclusion by yourself, a conclusion that will maximize your own professional payoff.

T22.

flexyonline: I dare say Herriot Watt University compares favorably with Imperial in EVERY way when it comes to petroleum engineering education and industry perception in the UK.

garbigarba: Sorry buh m gonna go slightly off topic, I also wrote the gt bank test and I passed, I have been invited for an interview,
Pls any idea on what to expect, I am extremely nervous.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Kockane: ABEG don't forget to mention honesty.

Mustay:

Which company is not concerned about the ethical views of their (prospective) employees? Even if you assume it's expected, still mention your PERSONAL VALUES and link it with the coy's CORE VALUES. Every responsible coy wants to reduce operational risk/fraud and legal fees/time that would be wasted by the (in)actions of a 'corrupt' employee.

tanimola22:

I asked you what next because I wanted to know whether or not you have designed an excellent hedge against the unfavorably volatile job market in the UK and other parts of the world. From your answer, you have none. I might be wrong though.

I asked whether it's a top 5 US or UK school because I wanted to gauge your desirability to employers upon your graduation. Unfortunately, your answer shows that you might be no different from other unemployed naija graduates, who have very fancy UK degrees which cost close to 15K, if you went to study in the UK.

To make matters worse, you want to go and study a course that is a one way, a course that favors mostly professionals who have had years of solid professional experience. A course that will not give you an edge to immediately pursue a PhD just in case the job won't just come.

There is one fact that you must always bear in mind, and it is that 'foreign universities will continue to admit students no matter how old the students are'. Therefore, If I were you, I would definitely accept the GT offer, work for some years and then jet out for further studies, if I still deem it necessary. This way, I would stand a better chance of getting into a nicer school, in fact an Ivy league or something very close to it. This way, I would be solid, desirable enough and also stand a better chance of landing an awesome job, after graduation, because of my previous work experience which must surely be of immense advantage to me. I am not saying that one is certain of landing one's dream job just because one has had a solid professional experience. My point is that your chances are much higher if you have a solid work experience plus a top MBA degree.

If I really hate bank job and want to neglect the GT offer for further studies abroad, a strategy I would employ is to simply change courses. I would go for an MSc program instead of an MBA program. I would then make sure I aim to get the best possible grades I can get. This will help me in two ways. First, it will help land me job interviews and I will have something to brag about during the job interviews. Second, I will be competitive to get fully funded PhD positions just in case the ideal job does not come after about 2 years of searching. I think you get my drift.

A lot of naija people are unemployed and stuck in Lagos and London and New York and elsewhere because their Master's degrees are so poor that nobody would believe they can cope with PhD level courses and research. Such people thought going abroad and getting 'any' oyinbo kpali would give them jobs at Total, Mobil, Chevron, Davidson Kempner Advisers and Fortress Investment etc. Unfortunately, many of them are not smiling today.

I will leave you to ponder over my submission and come to a conclusion by yourself, a conclusion that will maximize your own professional payoff.

T22.
Hi. I did not even finish reading ur post before this comment. U are too intelligent brov.

garbigarba: Sorry buh m gonna go slightly off topic, I also wrote the gt bank test and I passed, I have been invited for an interview,
Pls any idea on what to expect, I am extremely nervous.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Kockane: Hello house, please I'd like to know, how much GTB pays their graduate trainees, entry level. And how does their training school operate? Do they pay during training? How much? What other perks? Do they provide accommodation during the training like sum other banks?

I'm currently billed to go for my medicals here in Abuja, being at the final stage of the recruitment process before I resume in their training school. I want to know if it will be worthwhile because I'm also due to travel out of the country for my masters very soon. I also need advise on what to do please. Do I go for my masters, or do I defer d admission and start with GTB?

I really don't wanna make a decision I'll come to regret later on. Thanks in anticipation of your kind responses. Bless.

garbigarba: Sorry buh m gonna go slightly off topic, I also wrote the gt bank test and I passed, I have been invited for an interview,
Pls any idea on what to expect, I am extremely nervous.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

hyman288:



pls i want to know if the interview u ar expected to attend in gtbank is the just advertised vacancy by gtbank?pls i need your response,because i applied for the just advertised mass recruitment of fresh graduate

2good:

Very True. I always tell people that want to study Petroleum Engineering in the UK for example that if they are not going to Imperial College, forget about it cause it is very difficult getting a job. Imperial College does not guarantee you in anyway, but it gives you an edge cos you are interviewed by lots of companies before graduation.
Same should apply to you. I think an MBA with no work experience is close to a waste. Worst of all you're going to a lowly rated school which is Hull. Best thing is to work, get some experience and you'll get a better opportunity if you go for your masters degree in the future. Every employer prefers someone that have atleast some basic level of work experience.

tanimola22:

I asked you what next because I wanted to know whether or not you have designed an excellent hedge against the unfavorably volatile job market in the UK and other parts of the world. From your answer, you have none. I might be wrong though.

I asked whether it's a top 5 US or UK school because I wanted to gauge your desirability to employers upon your graduation. Unfortunately, your answer shows that you might be no different from other unemployed naija graduates, who have very fancy UK degrees which cost close to 15K, if you went to study in the UK.

To make matters worse, you want to go and study a course that is a one way, a course that favors mostly professionals who have had years of solid professional experience. A course that will not give you an edge to immediately pursue a PhD just in case the job won't just come.

There is one fact that you must always bear in mind, and it is that 'foreign universities will continue to admit students no matter how old the students are'. Therefore, If I were you, I would definitely accept the GT offer, work for some years and then jet out for further studies, if I still deem it necessary. This way, I would stand a better chance of getting into a nicer school, in fact an Ivy league or something very close to it. This way, I would be solid, desirable enough and also stand a better chance of landing an awesome job, after graduation, because of my previous work experience which must surely be of immense advantage to me. I am not saying that one is certain of landing one's dream job just because one has had a solid professional experience. My point is that your chances are much higher if you have a solid work experience plus a top MBA degree.

If I really hate bank job and want to neglect the GT offer for further studies abroad, a strategy I would employ is to simply change courses. I would go for an MSc program instead of an MBA program. I would then make sure I aim to get the best possible grades I can get. This will help me in two ways. First, it will help land me job interviews and I will have something to brag about during the job interviews. Second, I will be competitive to get fully funded PhD positions just in case the ideal job does not come after about 2 years of searching. I think you get my drift.

A lot of naija people are unemployed and stuck in Lagos and London and New York and elsewhere because their Master's degrees are so poor that nobody would believe they can cope with PhD level courses and research. Such people thought going abroad and getting 'any' oyinbo kpali would give them jobs at Total, Mobil, Chevron, Davidson Kempner Advisers and Fortress Investment etc. Unfortunately, many of them are not smiling today.

I will leave you to ponder over my submission and come to a conclusion by yourself, a conclusion that will maximize your own professional payoff.

T22.