IT Open Days
[Edit]3 Open Days usually held in October, including one exclusively for Women in IT.
This is a great chance for those interested in Credit Suisse's IT Graduate Programmes and Internships to find out more about what working in their IT department is like.
Consists of:
- Overview and role of IT at Credit Suisse.
- A 'Speed Networking' session where you can chat informally to employees from across IT who have either been on internships, through the grad recruitment process themselves, or who have been there for a number of years. A great chance to ask any questions you want about what working at Credit Suisse is really like!
- A Networking lunch - with various IT Managers.
- A Group Exercise, where groups of about 5 are given a case study to discuss, evaluate and prepare questions for a role play. Each group is monitored by an IT Manager, who can also interact with the group by role playing (depending on case study) and assists in time keeping, etc. The group will eventually present the outcome of their discussions to the Manager & feedback on the exercise will be given.
- Brief interview skills workshop
- Q&A session with an IT Recruiter
It is important to note that if you impress any of the Managers you meet during the day you may receive a manager recommendation. This will be noted onto your application and could well mean being fast-tracked to the Assessment Centre (skipping the Telephone Interview). You'll be informed of any recommendations during the week after the event.
Shared Services Super Day
[Edit]Consists of a:
- Group exercise
- Three one on one interviews.
Technology Telephone Interview
[Edit]Questions:
- Why did you choose your university?
- Why did you choose your university course?
- Why Credit Suisse, over other firms?
- Why non-technical placement as opposed to technical?
- What is your greatest achievement?
- Tell me about a time where you didn't succeed in doing something.
- Tell me about a time when you had to communicate to someone less knowledgeable than yourself.
- Tell me what programming languages you are familiar with.
- Tell me about a time when you worked under pressure.
Screening for IT technical roles in Credit Suisse is done by IT managers, IT interviews (even phone interviews) are conducted by IT managers too. Your likes/dislikes/interests as expressed on the IT telephone interview will be used to match you with the right managers during the IT (technical) Assessment Centre.