DNB Assessment & Interview Preparation
Interviews, Case Tasks & Values-Based Assessment
Guide country context: Norway · Finance / Banking
Hiring processes can vary by country, role, business unit, and year.
As Norway’s largest financial group, DNB recruits across banking, technology, data, finance, markets, financial crime prevention and customer service. Their process typically includes CV screening, recruiter contact, interviews and role-dependent case, technical or analytical tasks — all evaluated against their values of Customer first, Do the right thing, Get it done and One team.
Hiring Process
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1Online Application officialSubmit your CV and application through the DNB careers portal.→ Highlight customer focus, digital skills and alignment with DNB values
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2Recruiter / Manager Contact officialInitial contact from a recruiter or hiring manager to discuss your background and fit.→ Prepare a concise introduction demonstrating customer orientation and motivation
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3Interview(s) officialOne or more interviews exploring competencies, values alignment, technical skills and motivation. May include behavioural, situational and role-specific questions.→ Prepare STAR stories demonstrating all four DNB values
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4Role-Dependent Assessment / Case officialDepending on the role: case presentation, technical task, analytical exercise, customer scenario or e-assessment. Format varies by business area.→ Prepare for role-specific tasks: finance case, coding challenge, data analysis or customer scenario
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5Offer officialSuccessful candidates receive a formal offer.→ Review offer terms and onboarding information
Assessments
Role-dependent e-assessment that may include numerical reasoning, analytical ability and problem-solving. Used particularly for graduate and finance roles. The format and provider may vary by position.
Measures: Numerical reasoning, analytical ability, problem-solving
- Practise numerical data interpretation with financial/banking scenarios
- Build speed and accuracy in analytical reasoning
- For finance roles: prepare for percentage, ratio and growth calculations
- Manage time carefully across all sections
Common mistakes
- Not practising under timed conditions
- Neglecting financial numeracy for banking roles
- Assuming a specific test provider without checking
- Spending too long on individual questions
Role-dependent task: case presentation for finance/graduate roles, coding challenge for technology roles, data analysis for analytics roles, or customer scenario for advisory roles.
Measures: Role-specific competence, analytical thinking, communication, practical problem-solving
- Structure your analysis clearly with assumptions stated
- For finance cases: show commercial judgement and customer understanding
- For tech tasks: demonstrate clean, maintainable code and clear thinking
- For customer scenarios: show empathy and practical solution-finding
Common mistakes
- Jumping to solutions without structured analysis
- Ignoring the customer perspective in case answers
- Not connecting work to DNB’s values and mission
- Over-engineering technical solutions when simplicity is better
Interviews
DNB’s interview evaluates alignment with their four values: Customer first, Do the right thing, Get it done, One team. Expect behavioural questions exploring customer orientation, ethical judgement, execution and collaboration.
Format: Structured interview with recruiter or hiring manager, 45–60 minutes
What interviewers look for
- Customer first — genuine focus on customer needs and outcomes
- Do the right thing — ethical judgement, integrity and compliance
- Get it done — accountability, execution and delivering results
- One team — collaboration, diversity and supporting colleagues
Focus areas to practise
- A time you put the customer’s needs first, even when it was difficult
- How you handled an ethical dilemma or compliance concern
- A project where you delivered results through collaboration
- How you supported a colleague or contributed to team success
- What responsible banking means to you
- Prepare STAR stories mapped to each of the four values
- Show genuine customer understanding, not just internal focus
- Demonstrate ethical judgement in situations with competing pressures
- Show examples of delivering results through teamwork
For technology, data, markets and specialist roles, DNB conducts technical interviews exploring domain expertise, problem-solving approach and ability to work in cross-functional product teams.
Format: Technical discussion with domain experts, 30–60 minutes
What interviewers look for
- Technical depth relevant to the role
- Cloud-first and modern technology thinking (for tech roles)
- Commercial and market awareness (for finance roles)
- Security, reliability and responsible data handling
- Ability to work in cross-functional teams
Focus areas to practise
- Explain your approach to building reliable, secure systems
- How you stay current with technology/market developments
- A time you improved a product or process for customers
- How you handle technical debt and legacy modernisation
- Your perspective on responsible AI or data ethics
- For tech: prepare to discuss cloud architecture, reliability and security
- For markets: be ready to discuss macro trends, valuation and risk
- Show how you balance innovation with stability and security
- Demonstrate customer-centred product thinking
How this differs by role
The process is not the same for every role. Find the closest match to the job you applied for — the assessments and interviews below are the ones reported for that role family.
Graduate Programme / Summer Internship
Assessments
- E-assessment (numerical/analytical reasoning)
- Group or individual case task
- Values-based interview
Interviews
- Recruiter screening
- Manager interview with case discussion
Technology / Data (DNB Greenhouse)
Assessments
- Technical task or coding challenge
- Data/analytics practical exercise
Interviews
- Technical discussion with engineering lead
- Values and culture fit interview
DNB Markets / Finance / Carnegie
Assessments
- Numerical/analytical reasoning
- Markets/valuation case or commercial judgement task
Interviews
- Markets knowledge interview
- Competency and values interview
Customer Service / Advisory
Assessments
- Customer scenario or role-play
- Possible SJT or e-assessment
Interviews
- Customer-focus interview
- Values and teamwork interview
Financial Crime / Risk / Compliance
Assessments
- Analytical/case exercise
- Ethics and compliance scenario
Interviews
- Competency interview focused on ethics and judgment
- Technical/domain interview
Values & Framework
DNB’s culture is built on four values: Customer first, Do the right thing, Get it done, and One team. Candidates should demonstrate customer understanding, ethical judgement, execution and collaboration in all assessments.
- Show genuine focus on customer needs, outcomes and experience
- Demonstrate ethical behaviour, integrity and compliance awareness
- Show accountability, drive and ability to deliver results
- Emphasise collaboration, diversity and supporting colleagues
- Connect examples to responsible banking and digital modernisation
Recommended Practice Modules
Preparation Plans
- Memorise DNB’s four values: Customer first, Do the right thing, Get it done, One team
- Complete one practice set of numerical reasoning questions
- Prepare 2 STAR stories demonstrating customer focus and ethical judgement
- Research DNB’s recent strategy and digital modernisation initiatives
- Daily practice: numerical reasoning + situational judgement
- Prepare 4 STAR stories covering all four DNB values
- Research your target business area (Greenhouse, Markets, Customer, etc.)
- For tech roles: review cloud architecture and security fundamentals
- For finance roles: review macro basics, valuation and risk concepts
- Daily cognitive practice: numerical and analytical reasoning under timed conditions
- Build a comprehensive STAR story bank (5+ stories) mapped to all four values
- Practise case presentations or technical tasks relevant to your role
- Study DNB’s approach to responsible banking, sustainability and digital innovation
- For tech roles: practise coding challenges and system design discussions
- For customer roles: practise role-play and customer scenario exercises
- Conduct a mock values-based interview with feedback
- Achieve consistently strong numerical/analytical performance
- Master STAR storytelling with clear links to all four values
- Complete multiple role-specific exercises (cases, coding, customer scenarios)
- Deepen knowledge of Norwegian banking, fintech and regulatory landscape
- Study DNB’s competitive position and growth strategy
- For tech: build confidence in cloud-first architecture discussions
- Conduct full mock interview rounds including case and competency
- Build awareness of financial crime prevention and compliance
- Practise explaining how you balance customer needs with risk management
Frequently Asked Questions
Sources & verification status
3 sources · 3 from the employer or another primary publisher
See each source and how far it goes
- Employer site DNB Careers Primary source, published by the employer
- Employer site DNB Students and Graduates Primary source, published by the employer
- Employer site DNB Technology and Data Primary source, published by the employer
Confidence is calculated from each source, not assigned to the page. A source that cannot be opened, or that does not describe what we cited it for, cannot support a claim here regardless of how it was previously labelled.
How this guide was put together
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