"At the end of the day, to win a war for talent, it is about aligning the interests of individuals to those of the company. As long as you know what their interests are and how fast they want to grow, we must be able to put them on the right career progression that gets them there."

Puan Hamidah Naziadin, Director of Group Corporate Resources, in her interview with The Edge.

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TCB Associate, Master in Engineering, University of Cambridge
“The intensive classroom training was very well structured. It has served to provide us with the necessary foundation, particularly for those who did not previously come from a finance background. Each module was carefully designed to give a broad overview on the subject and was further reinforced with real-life case studies and group exercises. I have found that the knowledge that I have gained from the classroom training is essential for my work subsequently, be it in Consumer Banking or Investment Banking.”

TCB Associate, Bachelor of Business Administration, International Islamic University Malaysia
“As I look back, I see TCB classroom training a solid and well-structured programme to ensure we develop skills, knowledge and character as a good investment or consumer banker.  The classroom training is dynamic and face-paced to unleash our full potential and, more importantly, it provides a clearer direction towards realizing my career ambition.  It has also helped me to realize my strengths and areas for further improvement to guide me towards the better prepare me for the real working world of investment banking.  I really enjoyed the 2-months training!”

Corporate Finance
TCB Associate, Bachelor of Commerce, Monash University
“Corporate Finance provides fast-paced learning while working in an incredibly challenging and dynamic environment. It gave me extensive exposure to various corporate exercises and product knowledge in the financial services industry. I have gained great experience within the short period although I would like to advise everyone to be well prepared for the intensity of the learning pace.”

Corporate Client Solutions
TCB Associate, Master of Science, Imperial College London
"The learning curve in this department was very steep. My bosses' advice to me was 'come in with an open mind - and be a sponge!'. On my first day, I was asked to assist in a takeover deal and joined in on a conference call with other investment banks in other regions. The training materials from the Programme came in handy. I also learned to better organise and manage various tasks at the same time."

Cash Management, International Banking & Transactional Services
TCB Associate, Master of Arts, Regent's Business School London
“During my rotation, one of my main projects was to create a marketing plan. I also worked with media agencies to create advertisements, posters and brochures for Cash Management.”

Strategy & Innovation, Group Strategy
TCB Associate, Bachelor in Engineering, University of Nottingham
 “The team that I worked with was involved in generating new ideas and strategies for CIMB Group. My work included analysing market trends for the Team. I improved a great deal on my skills in research and analysing information. An important highlight of my rotation was having a bird’s eye view of the entire Group’s operations.”

Equity Capital Market
TCB Associate, Bachelor of Science (Economics), London School of Economics
“The work environment was challenging but my colleagues were excellent in providing guidance where necessary. I assisted in preparing valuations and financial models. Two key lessons I learnt were: never afraid to ask more questions and find out the objective of the project before starting the work.”

Strategic Assets (Asset Management)
TCB Associate, Master in Engineering, University of Cambridge
"To me, Strategic Assets was an ideal rotation as I was given plenty of opportunities to learn from and work with the senior team in some major deals. My daily work involved assisting my seniors on researching companies, liaising with investees and even building financial models. One of the rewarding moments of my rotation at Strategic Assets was to read the announcement on Bursa Malaysia of the deal that i have worked on."

CIMB-Mapletree
TCB Associate, Bachelor of Commerce, Curtin University
“I consider myself quite fortunate to be placed in this unit. I was given opportunities to go for site visits, presentations to and meetings with clients. This has helped me to increase my confidence and develop my social skills in a professional context. The development of MTs should not only be what they know but also how they carry themselves; which although has been addressed during our classroom training, would still need real life practice before it becomes second nature.”

Fund Operations, CIMB Principal
TCB Associate, ACCA and Diploma in Accounting, Universiti Teknologi Mara
“The nature of my work was to produce net asset value for funds for reporting purposes. As part and parcel of fund accounting, daily reconciliation was to be made to ensure the accuracy of the numbers produced.  I also liaised with external auditors and provided them with the required information for audit purposes.  I was fortunate to have joined the department near to year end as I was given the opportunity to be involved in the preparation of Annual Report and the Interim Report for bond funds.”

Private Equity
TCB Associate, Bachelor in Economics, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
“My attachment at CIMB Private Equity gave me a wonderful view of a section of the bank’s asset management division as I was given the opportunity to experience direct investment into businesses and where investment decisions are driven more by industry, business and management viability. I gained valuable insight into how Private Equity worked and the enormous amount of scrutiny that go into each deal before an investment was made. The three months I spent there presented me with an opportunity to view different kinds of businesses within an investment bank and to learn to study the various aspects of a business plan. One of the most exciting experiences I had was when I was given the opportunity to be present at one of the board meetings with an investee company and observed how the meeting and discussions were carried out.  Such an experience was eye-opening for a management trainee!”

Corporate Communications
TCB Associate, Master of Science, Imperial College London
“One of my assigned tasks was to produce an invitation card for a signing ceremony of CIMB Group. It was a very hands-on project for me from selecting the material for the card, liaising with the designer to scouting for the envelopes for the card. I was also given the opportunity to sit in on meetings with the advertising company & media agency which were an eye-opener because it presented a very different aspect of banking that I had not previously thought about. In a nutshell, Corporate Communication was really an interesting rotation!”

Learning & Talent Development
TCB Associate, Bachelor of Commerce, Monash University
“The department encompasses the most amazing group of people I have worked with.  They are eager, friendly and self motivated which gave a very lively environment to LTD.  I was given the privilege to explore LTD in a very flexible manner, with the objective of learning the most out of the rotation.  I attended a few trainings and grasped the general idea of effective training as a training that was carefully planned and having noticeable impact on participants.  I was given exposures to all areas of the department – from the initial development and brainstorming of a new training programme to participating and assisting programme implementation.”

Wealth Management, Retail Banking
TCB Associate, Bachelor of Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia
“During my stint in Wealth Management, I was given opportunities to learn alongside the Unit Trust Team the process flow of unit trusts, from the origination, design and structuring of a new fund to the launch, sales and distribution through different channels.”

Alternate Channel, Retail Banking
TCB Associate, Bachelor of Commerce, University of Melbourne
“Upon joining, I was straightaway given two major tasks – marketing for Internet Banking and product development for Phone and Fax Banking.  I was also given the opportunity to explore my creative side by working together with IT designers on the new look for and various other initiatives on CIMB Clicks. I really appreciated my rotation with this department as it provided me with an insight of what it is really like to deal with customers on a daily basis and the freedom to explore and create, to come up with new ideas and be heard, to drive and to implement, and finally, to see the fruit of one’s labour.”

Consumer Sales & Distribution, CIMB Bank
TCB Associate, Bachelor in Islamic Economy, Universitas Islam Negeri Sharif Hidayatullah Jakarta
“My two-month attachment with CIMB Bank has taught me the importance of satisfying customers' financial needs; providing customers with the right solutions and getting the job delivered within timeline. These lessons are crucial and precious.  My most memorable experience during my attachment was to be able to provide CIMB’s customers with the right solutions within a short time frame and, in return, the customers expressed their appreciation for what we have done for them.”

Consumer Sales & Distribution, CIMB Bank
TCB Associate, Bachelor of Science (Economics), London Scholl of Economics
“My two-month attachment with CIMB Bank Taman Tun Branch taught me how to build rapport with customers and I learned to understand better their needs. I also gained valuable insights from my friendly colleagues into how bank branches operate and how they contributed to the business of CIMB Group.”

Resource Planning & Administration, Business Banking
TCB Associate, Bachelor of Business, RMIT
“When I first reported to Business Banking, Single Platform Day 1 (SPD1) was only 4 weeks away. It was an exciting time as I had first-hand experience of being involved in the merger of BCB and SBB. I helped to oversee the installation of a new system application for all the business centers and commercial business centers.”

Product & Market Development, Business Banking
TCB Associate, ACCA and Adv Diploma Commerce, TAR College
“In Business Banking, I learned about the operations of a consumer bank, the banking laws and marketing. Multitasking is something I need to do everyday. The most valuable take-away from this attachment was the opportunity to participate in Management’s business discussions. Such rare opportunities have helped me to develop my thinking process to consider and assess matters from the Management’s point of view.”

Group Special Asset Management, Group Special Recovery
TCB Associate, Bachelor of Arts (Accounting & Computer Science), University of Liverpool
“On the whole, I have a good bird’s eye view on the business of GSR.  I observed the process of recovering credit loans in terms of the necessary legal procedures and actions.  I also managed to get myself involved in negotiations with borrowers. I really appreciate my time in GSR as I learned a lot regarding the loan recovery process.  I am thankful to be given the opportunity and also the support and guidance given to me.”

TCB Associate, Bachelor of Science (Economics), University of Wales
“During my 2-month attachment with CIMB-Islamic, I assisted in the preparation of presentation slides for the CEO, I also participated in the preparation of various corporate & syndicated financing/sukuk proposals and day-to-day research as well as attending to queries from other departments. This is the place for those whose passion lies in Islamic finance as it provides a comprehensive learning opportunity to build expertise in Islamic finance.”