Standard Chartered online assessment and interviews

Corporate and investment banking insight in London for the 2027 cycle

Last checked 22 September 2026

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Programme and dates

Insight ProgrammeOfficial:Three days in person at the London head office in March or April, introducing corporate and investment bankingSource: Employer page, insight programme page
Who can applyOfficial:First-years, or second-years on four-year degrees, from any subject and with no banking knowledge neededSource: Employer page, insight programme page
Expected about 16 January 2027Status on 22 September 2026, reviewed as applications arrive so it can close earlyReported:Not posted on 22 September 2026, and a tracker expects about 16 January 2027 for a March or April programmeSources: Employer page, insight programme page Trackr

Dates move, so confirm them on the firm's own careers site before you apply

Watch for the posting from January, and apply early as roles close once filled
Do a timed numerical set on tables and chartsGo to practice for: Do a timed numerical set on tables and charts
Do a set of pattern and rule puzzlesGo to practice for: Do a set of pattern and rule puzzles
Record four scenario answers with 1 minute to prepare and 2 minutes to speakGo to practice for: Record four scenario answers with 1 minute to prepare and 2 minutes to speak
Put your CV in order, most recent first, with dates for everythingGo to practice for: Put your CV in order, most recent first, with dates for everything

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Online applicationOfficial:Upload your CV and the form takes you through the rest, with the bank suggesting at most two pages, most recent firstSources: Employer page, how to apply Employer page, application hints and tipsPractise for Online application: Motivation answer
Online assessmentOfficial:Shortlisted applicants are invited to an online assessment, and their responses decide who gets a placeSources: Employer page, corporate and investment banking insight listing, 2026 edition Employer page, spring insight listing, 2025 editionPractise for Online assessment: SHL-style interactive general ability (Verify Interactive G+ format)SHL-style personality questionnaire (forced-choice triplets)
Workplace scenariosUnverified:The bank's early careers route adds four recorded workplace scenarios, though the insight postings name only the online assessmentSources: Employer page, early careers FAQ Employer page, workplace scenarios page Employer page, corporate and investment banking insight listing, 2026 editionPractise for Workplace scenarios: Recorded video interview
Assessment centreUnverified:The standard early careers route ends with an assessment centre, which isn't mentioned for the insight programmeSources: Employer page, how to apply Employer page, assessment centre page

Official:The early careers assessment starts with a behavioural part where you pick the statements that describe you best, untimed at about 15 to 20 minutes and with pauses allowedSources: Employer page, early careers FAQ Employer page, skills assessment page
Official:A reasoning part follows, with deductive, inductive and numerical questions in exactly 36 minutes in one sitting, after practice questions you can repeatSource: Employer page, early careers FAQ
Official:Set aside 60 minutes in total, and finish within 14 days of the invitationSource: Employer page, early careers FAQ
Official:Scoring is automated against a pass mark set by people, AI isn't used, and you get a feedback report on the behavioural partSource: Employer page, early careers FAQ
Unverified:That the insight programme uses this assessment is likely but not stated, and its provider isn't confirmed, so linked practice follows the published formatSources: Employer page, corporate and investment banking insight listing, 2026 edition Employer page, skills assessment page
Unverified:Some prep pages still describe the bank's older game-based tests, which its own pages have replacedSources: JobTestPrep Employer page, skills assessment page

Official:Four scenarios, each with background as a video or text, one question and prompts to helpSources: Employer page, early careers FAQ Employer page, workplace scenarios page
Official:One minute to prepare and 2 minutes to record each answer, about 20 minutes in all with no pausingSource: Employer page, early careers FAQ
Official:You may re-record each answer once and the second take is the one sent, after a practice question you can repeatSource: Employer page, early careers FAQ
Official:The early careers team reviews answers, and AI only checks your camera and microphoneSource: Employer page, early careers FAQ

Official:In the standard route it includes an interview, a collaborative exercise and a work simulationSource: Employer page, assessment centre page
Official:Strong performers on the insight programme may be fast-tracked to internship assessment the next summerSource: Employer page, insight programme page

Official:Most early careers roles are reviewed on a rolling basis and are typically closed by February, and they can close earlySource: Employer page, early careers FAQ
Official:After an unsuccessful application you must wait six months before applying againSource: Employer page, early careers FAQ
Official:Recent London editions ran from 15 to 17 April 2025 and from 31 March to 2 April 2026Sources: Employer page, spring insight listing, 2025 edition Employer page, corporate and investment banking insight listing, 2026 edition

Details change between recruitment cycles, so your invite and the employer's own pages have the final word

Official:: The employer or organisation says it on its own website or in its own documents
Reported:: From surveys, news, candidate reports or prep sites, not the employer's own pages
Unverified:: Sources disagree or the evidence is thin, so treat it as a possibility

Standard Chartered: Insight programme page, live September 2026
Standard Chartered: How to apply, live September 2026
Standard Chartered: Application hints and tips, live September 2026
Standard Chartered, listing on Bright Network: Corporate and investment banking insight listing, 2026 edition, 2025 to 2026 cycle
Standard Chartered, listing on Bright Network: Spring insight listing, 2025 edition, 2024 to 2025 cycle
Standard Chartered: Early careers FAQ, live September 2026
Standard Chartered: Workplace scenarios page, live September 2026
Standard Chartered: Assessment centre page, live September 2026
Standard Chartered: Skills assessment page, live September 2026

Trackr: Spring week timeline for 2027, September 2026, opening dates estimated from earlier cycles
JobTestPrep: Assessment guide, 2026