The Banking Sector, as we all know has been growing at a tremendous rate. The Government has done commendable job in opening various public bank branches in almost all parts of the country. This has made life much easier for the public and made financial security a much accessible term in their lives. Banks stand as a witness of trust and faith that the people have shown in teh government in all these years. The government keeps implementing new strategies for making lives easier for the public while elevating the standard of living simultaneously. Bank provides a large number of job opportunities for the people, and aims to build a strong team of bank personnel to provide better services for its customers. Such two jobs offered by the banks are of the Bank PO and Bank Clerk. These two jobs are high profile jobs and every year thousands of candidates apply for these posts. However, this year, IBPS (the largest recruiter for banks) has introduced a new plan for Bank PO recruitment. In 2011, CWE (Common Written Exam) will be conducted for the first time which would aim at large scale recruitment.

Bank PO Recruitment:
Bank probationary officer, i.e Bank PO, is a highly coveted job in the banking sector. After clearing the bank exam and interview, the chosen candidates undergo a probationary period. This period consists of two years where they are trained regarding their work in the bank.

Institute of Banking Personal (IBPS) is a recruiter for the banking sector. It recruits individuals for various posts. However, in year 2011, it has come up with the CWE (Common Written Exam) which would be a single exam recruiting for 19 public sector banks in India. This has made recruitment a much easier process for the post of Bank PO, where thousands of applicants apply for the job.

Bank Clerk Recruitment:
Just like, Bank PO, the post of a bank clerk is also very popular amongst the crowd.
Factors like, a good income, job security and exciting additional perks make this job a very tempting opportunity to grab.

There are various kinds of clerks on different levels that perform different functions. There are loan clerks, new account clerks, investment clerks etc. Keeping in mind certain qualities, candidates are recruited in different branches of the post of clerk. For example, a person with good logical and mathematical skills would be given the job of maintaining records, on the other hand, a candidate with good communication skills would be given the task to deal with the clients.

Thus, bank clerk and bank are two challenging jobs which are highly competitive in nature. In order to get recruited in any of these posts, one has to prepare well and not confine to merely textual knowledge.