Indian Overseas Bank 1500 Clerk Interviews | Cutoffs Released

Indian Overseas Bank announced their interview schedule today as part of its clerical recruitment project.The bank has shortlisted candidates based on scores of the newly implemented common written exam for clerk jobs by IBPS.Infact 19 public sector banks in India have already started to appoint officers through the same route.

 

To appoint 1500 clerks, Indian overseas bank had invited online application from valid scorecard holders upto July 14, 2012.

 

As per their notification, candidates with following qualifications were asked to apply,

• 65% in 12th (pass for SC/ST) OR Pass in any degree
• Sectional score of 24 (gen) & 21 (others)
• Common TWS score of minimum 120 (gen) & 105 for others.No state specific scores were specified for each state.

This had enabled all exam qualifiers to submit their application for clerical posts in IOB.

 

Interview in August:

Having shortlisted the desired necessary number of applicants for interview sessions, Indian overseas bank has advised these selected people above a certain cutoff to get ready for the final level:

Personal interviews are scheduled to be start from August 24 & may extend for atleast a week.

The details of centre, date, time etc are made available in their respective call letters which can be downloaded from IOB website,

 

The state-wise list of roll nos. proceeding to interview process, schedule of events & all other required info that you need to know are given on their dedicated webpage here 

 

Cutoff Scores:

IOB had already mentioned of calling only those who rank sufficiently based on TWS.As per it, they have decided state wise TWS cutoffs for interview stage as follows:

 

 

If you are one of the chosen, consider reading the below articles on preparing for bank interviews,

 

* 4 Common bank interview questions with tips to answer them

* 7 Must know interview hall behaviors

* Interview experiences shared by candidates (you may get a similar question from here)

Good Resume = Assured Job! 7 tips to follow

Resume or Curriculum Vitae is the face of a candidate appearing for any job.This piece of paper has so much value that it can either push you to the top or drag you down.So,it is better to get professional advice in preparing resume for your first job.Here are some tips for drafting a good looking resume.

 

# Print the resume in a standard paper format.Employers often complain about the quality and neatness of the paper in which the resume is printed.The most commonly used & the best paper format is A4.

 

# Don't write descriptive notes and history of the job in resume.Make it precise & easy to understand as people get bored on reading lengthy resumes.

 

# Emphasize on the projects that you were a part of mentioning its strengths and how you helped the team.Add other skills that may be relevant for the job.

 

# Never show hate about your previous company in resume like - ”Although i helped the company in fetching the project,the manager was partial with me in not rewarding me” .Such words, only creates bad impression about you.

 

# Trying to create sympathy mentioning family problems,personal economic issues,health problems can never fetch a job call.Incase you quit the previous job for health reasons,discuss it during the interview.

 

# Avoid spelling mistakes & grammatical mistakes by using simple sentences.Employers term spelling mistakes as character of a careless person.

 

# Although bold,italics words can be used in resume,minimal usage is advised.Also avoid decorating the resume with different fonts, colors, sizes.

 

Finally,create a resume which gives a rough idea of your character and performance to the employer,be it for bank exams leading to bank jobs or for other jobs.