How CIMB Processed 40,000+ Applicants with MeritEdge
CIMB Bank — one of Southeast Asia's largest banking groups — transformed their graduate hiring pipeline with AI-powered assessments at unprecedented scale.
The Challenge
Screening at scale was impossible.
CIMB needed to screen 40,000+ graduate applicants across Malaysia and the broader APAC region for just 500 positions.
Manual screening was inconsistent, painfully slow, and fundamentally couldn't scale. Different recruiters applied different standards, and the best candidates were slipping through the cracks while the process dragged on for months.
The Solution
MeritEdge as the mandatory first gate
CIMB deployed MeritEdge to bring structure, speed, and AI precision to every stage of their graduate screening pipeline.
- MeritEdge deployed as the mandatory first gate for all graduate hiring across Malaysia and APAC
- AI-powered assessments covering cognitive, technical, and behavioural dimensions
- Standardised evaluation framework applied uniformly to 40,000+ applicants
- Automated shortlisting with structured scoring and rank-ordering
- Real-time dashboards for TA leaders to monitor pipeline quality and progress
The Results
Impact at scale
“MeritEdge has completely transformed how we assess talent.”
Richard Bururu · Managing Director, CIMB Bank
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