Standard Bank | Global Markets Trading

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 4-5 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Standard Bank . Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 4-5 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Standard Bank . Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Why complete this job simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at Standard Bank . Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced4-5 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsIntroductory

Welcome to our programme! We are so excited to have you here.

Here at Standard Bank, we’re passionate about driving sustainable, inclusive growth across Africa. The kind of growth that will make a positive and lasting impact on all our lives. And we put Africa’s dreams, our clients’ dreams, and our people’s dreams at the heart of everything we do.

During this programme, you will get the opportunity to step into the shoes of a Standard Bank team member and complete tasks that replicate the work that our Global Markets Trading team does every day. You’ll learn how to prepare a weekly market view, prepare for key economic and earnings events, analyse the impact of economic events on the investment landscape, and more.

We hope this programme provides a great resource for you to upskill and strengthen your resume as you explore career options and a potential career at Standard Bank!

All tasks, materials, companies, and people featured in this programme are simulated and entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real persons (either living or dead) or other real-life entities is purely coincidental.

Skills you will learn and practice:

Fact-Finding

Communication

Presentation Skills

Data Analysis

Professional Judgment

Financial Markets

Asset Management

Commercial Awareness

Equity Analysis

How it works

Introduction from Standard Bank

Tasks in this program

Task One: Recapping last week's events

30-60 mins

Introductory

Prepare a weekly market view for your team meeting

What you'll learn

How professional traders research and review current events to have informed conversations with their clients.
The ways global economic and geopolitical events impact trading activities.

What you'll do

Research and summarize recent economic and geopolitical events.

Reviews

Over 600

5 Star Reviews

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"I really enjoyed how the tasks in the program were based on real events and actual economic news. This really gave me a good feel for the kind of things I would be looking at on a daily basis as an analyst at Standard Bank. I also really appreciated that each task came with a comprehensive description and a template"-- Student from University of Cape Town

"I loved that I got to deal with real world data and information and experience what it would be like to work as an equities trader for standard bank. I also liked that I was challenged to critically think , test my knowledge and skills and put to use what I have learned in varsity."-- Student from University of the Western Cape

"The tasks were well explained and enjoyable, and gave a good insight into Standard Bank and their Global Markets Trading without being too complex. The examples were all very recent so the tasks felt relevant to the current economic climate and what real work at Standard Bank could be like."-- Student from University College London, University of London

"Was very interesting and challenging. Was also very applicable to the real world and put me under pressure."-- Student from University of Birmingham

"I loved that the program had a team leader, who guided us through the program by telling us more about the tasks we were about to complete at the beginning of each task, this gave the program a realistic feel to it. I also appreciated that this program was self-paced."-- Student from University of the Western Cape

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