Q&A for How to Get a Bank Job

Try to gain experience by working on jobs related to it. Improve your knowledge and develop the skills required for the job.

Be vigilant and look around. Capitalize on the opportunities that may be near you.

It depends on the bank, your degree and your grades. Many banks opt to start all candidates as tellers; it is possible to rise through the ranks to local bank manager, then higher. It's usually pretty easy to get a teller job -- there's high-turnover, because it's low-paying and high stress. Wall Street can be a whole 'nother story, if you're talking investment banking. Too long for here.

Work hard at your current position, keep improving your work ethic and skills and talk to your supervisor about new and better opportunities.

It depends on the bank and the position. It's pretty easy to get a bank teller job -- you just need a high school diploma plus okay grades in math. There's high turnover in tellers, because it's a low-pay high stress job.

Go to your local bank and ask about the employment process. They will most likely give you a form for a background check and an application.

You should be able to get a bank job in customer service or as a teller, without a degree.

Search online, or just go to your local bank and speak with a customer service person. Ask about their application processes.

You might be able to, but it depends on why you were terminated. If it was for lateness or something, that probably wouldn't preclude you from getting a job at another bank, but if you were stealing or acting recklessly with the money, it's unlikely another bank would hire you.

Major banking institutions will list their positions available on an "Employment Opportunities" section of their websites. For smaller banks, you'll have to visit and request one in person; ask to speak to the personnel manager and introduce yourself (be sure to dress as you would if you were already working there so as to make a good impression).