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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at CN (Montreal, QC) in Feb 2025
Interview
All online and you film yourself answering 4 questions with 2 in French and 2 in English. You have 30 seconds to view and think about your answer until the recording starts. For the first 2 questions you have two tries and for the last 2 you only have one (I haven't gotten a response yet so i put my answer as no for did i get an offer)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Why did you choose your major (french)
2. Why CN? (french)
3. Where do you see yourself in 5 years (english)
4. What skills qualify you for this role? (english)
A video, one way interview with four questions. For the first two questions you have two attempts, and for the last two, you have only one attempt. The last two questions are a bit more difficult.
Two rounds, one pre-recorded and one live with manager. Depends on the manager but my interview was very straightforward and mostly behavioural. The pre-recorded interview had five general questions about myself and usually got two tries for each question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Who are you in a team (leader, ideas person, creative, etc.)?