Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Role and Responsibilities of the Bank PO

As all of you know that from 2 Jan onwards IBPS is going to conduct the interviews for the selected candidates.During the whole process candidate is going to be judge on various parameters along with the banking knowledge  which I am going to update soon.

But before preparing oneself for the interview, a candidate must be well acquainted with the roles and the responsibilities of the probationary officer so that one can prepare his/her answers accordingly.

As all of you know  Probationary Officer (PO) in the bank is the starting level appointment for bank officers and the promotional prospects are quite healthy with the work as it defining the limit for the candidate's success. Job profile of PO (Probationary Officer) is General Banking, administration work and any other work assigned by the Bank from time to time. In Public Sector Banks, A Bank PO can be asked to do anything till the completion of its probation period. After the confirmation he/she can give tasks having routine work like posting, scrolling or advances or anything that is related to banking. He/she generally assigned to various responsibilities, as directed by the Sr. Manager. They are trained for accounting, marketing, finance, investment as well as billing.

Moreover, The Bank PO also work on increasing other aspects of the bank's business such as the loan department, the the mortgage and finance divisions of the bank. Handling customer complaints and issues is also the responsibility of the Bank PO. Often this means dealing with complaints over issues such as charges, discrepancies in accounts, or even in complaints with service at the bank. Good communication skills and an ability to resolve conflicts calmly is essential for a Bank PO.

Probationary Officers are generalists. Unlike specialists,they are posted in different departments of a branch to gather knowledge on all aspects of banking and also to remove the monotony inherent in the job of a specialist.An important post, that of a branch manager, generally  occupied by a PO.

Also, There will be promotion opportunities in every 3-4 years. Bright candidates can easily enter into senior management in a span of 12-14 years.So, candidates who are looking for bank jobs should understand that performance and attitude are always appreciated in Banks and as they say SKY IS THE LIMIT for the top performers.

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1 comment :

  1. please also tell the job responsibilities of IT specialist in bank.

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