Pro practiceSenior Relationship Manager, Commercial Banking practice interview
Managing growing commercial businesses, winning operating accounts, structuring facilities and keeping a diverse loan portfolio healthy. Practise the 6 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
A Pro practice interview, on the Pro plan from ₦5,000 a month billed yearly, or on Premium.
- Senior
- 20 minutes
- 6 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
Commercial banking relationship managers serve established and growing businesses whose needs extend beyond a single loan. The panel is looking for disciplined origination, practical understanding of business cash cycles and a record of converting client activity into deposits, fees and well-managed credit.
How to prepare
- Choose two client examples that show both new business wins and deeper use of banking products.
- Revise working capital cycles for distributors, manufacturers and service businesses.
- Prepare to discuss portfolio concentration, arrears, excesses and other signs of weakening account conduct.
- Review current official CBN guidance on customer due diligence and commercial lending.
- Practise setting out a ninety-day portfolio plan with clear priorities and measures.
Common mistakes
- Confusing a large list of prospects with a qualified pipeline.
- Recommending a facility before understanding the client's operating cash cycle.
- Focusing on interest income while overlooking deposits, payments and service quality.
- Promising a client approval or turnaround time that you do not control.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
6 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 5 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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