OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad is introducing a talent programme for youths keen to be part of the financial discipline, the GROW programme is a millennials-centred programme to build forward-looking young adults into all-rounders in banking.
Short for Graduate Rotations for Optimal Work- experience – puts aspiring and motivated young talents through a rigorous 3-month journey with the Bank’s retail banking division before their confirmation. It offers millennials rotational exposure across the various areas of retail banking to inculcate a sense of holistic banking, equipping them with skills that centre on wealth management and home loans, going well beyond a focus on non-human-dependent dimensions such as digital.
OCBC Managing Director and Head of Consumer Financial Services Ms Anne Leh expects that millennials will welcome the opportunity to develop their capabilities and expand their skills across multiple roles through the rotational exposure that is made available. “The exposure will serve both to provide them with the required knowledge of banking practices that cannot be digitalised, including advisory, and to understand their own inclinations, aptitudes and strengths as well. “This is part of our quest to augment customer service through dynamic people building.
OCBC bank has been actively recruiting fresh graduates and looks to continue the trend, especially for its wealth management, sustainability and digital banking endeavours. In line with this, the Bank is looking to offer a competitive pay package to attract the millennials to the GROW programme.
Earlier this year, the bank introduced a post-pandemic programme – LEAP – Learn, Excel, Advance, Prosper to cater to the growing number of opportunities that are set to arise from the further opening up of the economy and the move toward endemicity.
Over the years, OCBC bank has been steadily growing its wealth management and digital banking services, where its premier banking relationship management staff have undergone training with the Asian Banking School (ABS). Both teamed up about six years ago to raise the bar on bankers’ mastery of the complexities of wealth management through a 13-module training programme.
Talents who are interested can find out more or apply at www.ocbc.com.my/GROW
