Banks, why do banks require all fresh graduates to start as tellers?

1. Most new employees recruited by branches (including provincial branches) should go to the counter for internship, no matter what major they graduate from or what position they apply for. It should be noted that no matter whether your staffing is in a branch or an internship branch, most of the latter will stay in the branch for a long time, while the former will return to the branch after several months of internship (several months to a year, depending on the employment gap and personal performance of the branch).

2. The management trainees recruited by the head office will also be assigned internships, some of them will go to the counter of the branch office, and some will be in the functional department of the head office (but usually they will not go to the branch office). This is arranged randomly (there are a few personal factors) and the time is irregular, usually about half a year. After the end, they will come back to set posts according to the needs of various departments. Professional and technical personnel (IT, law, administration) or highly educated personnel (doctors, postdocs) recruited by the head office generally do not arrange counter internships, and a few people may be assigned to internal counterparts depending on the specific allocation.

All the above are formal workers with preparation, and all kinds of training at the time of entry are ignored. Talk about the significance of counter work again.

The foundation of business knowledge. Counter work can be exposed to the most basic banking business, and you can learn the most basic knowledge of how customers are established, how business is recorded in the system, how accounts are entered, the meaning of various documents, the use of various subjects and so on. These are different from the dogmas in your college textbooks. As a banker, they are the wealth of a lifetime.

3. The cultivation of personal style and character. Let you know the meaning of compliance, learn to identify and control risks, and know how to do things according to processes and division of labor. At the same time, because it is directly oriented to customers, it is a great exercise for self-etiquette and dealing with people, and its psychological quality and interpersonal skills will be improved.

4. Learn work skills. The use of various trading systems and management systems, basic skills such as counting money, calculator operation and bill identification. Most of these need practice to make perfect, because there is little practical work in the initial stage, so you can study with peace of mind.

5. Significance to banks: personnel training (with the hands-on guidance of old employees, you can get started quickly, save training costs and find good young seeds), save the cost of employing people (teller turnover is large, fresh graduates are good at recruiting, and wages are not high), and bring practical benefits.