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The candidates had applied for different positions at ProCredit Bank such as: Client Advisor, Cashier, Back Officer and Loan Officers.

The high demand for the open positions for the 6 months Traineeship programme demonstrates the attractivness as employer of ProCredit Bank in Albania.

The employment procedure at ProCredit Bank starts with selecting the requests delivered by the applicants. All applicants are invited by the Human Resources Department because there a no specific work experience required by the applicants.

The second phase is the written test. The test has been prepared by the management of the bank and includes general questions, math exercises and short financial analysis.

All candidates that passed at least 50% of available points, are considered winners of the second phase.

During the third phase, the selected candidates will undergo a group interview and later an individual interview in order to see how they interact in teams, their analyzing skills in different situations, as well as their personality. All winners of this third phase become part of the Trainee programme of ProCredit Bank and they sign a Trainee contract with the bank. During a period of 6 months, the winners undergo a theoretical and practical training. 

The ProCredit Bank is actually employing 430 employees in 16 branches, in Tirana and in 12 other main towns. The employment of new staff is a continuous process, in order to fill in the need for staff in new branches, expansion of existing branches and departments in HO. Until the end of the year, the number of employees is expected to reach 500.

ProCredit Bank is the leading bank in Albania in training young applicants as Banker. 

Employing newly graduated people is part of the mission of ProCredit Bank, giving an opportunity to the new generation to integrate itself in the labor market and not look for job opportunities abroad. The largest part of ProCredit Bank employees have started their career immediately after finishing their university studies.

The traineeship programme for Trainees is not the only training organized by ProCredit Bank. Permanent  trainings for staff members are continuously organized in Albania by foreign trainers, in sister banks in the ProCredit network in the whole world, with the important support of ProCredit Holding in Frankfurt. It is part of our policy to have the staff under continuous training in the country and abroad, said Mr. Ralf Reitemeier, general manager of ProCredit Bank.

Source: ProCredit Bank Albania