I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Scotiabank (Toronto, ON) in Feb 2025
Interview
Round 1: Group Coffee Chat
It was a group chat with the recruiter who reached me out for this position. It was more of a resume walk, like why this position, why Scotiabank, about our skill set (Both technical and behavioural] and why do you think you are a good fit for this position.
Round 2: Panel Interview and Power Point Presentation
So for this round, I was asked to make a ppt on "About me". This included my professional and academic background, my best achievement so far, my biggest challenge and my key learnings from the whole experience. After the ppt, I was asked a lot of behavioural and some technical Questions. The panel consists of your future reporting manager, and 2 directors.
Final: Got the offer letter and accepted it! The whole process took ~25 days. I got verbal confirmation from my recruiter the very next day after the interview! Overall it was a very positive experience. Just be prepared with the role, the company values, and the skills you have mentioned in the resume. Just be honest and answer naturally. You do not have to impress them by agreeing to them, just be yourself! And definitely ask follow up questions.
All the best!!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why this position, how is it relevant to my professional and academic journey? Also questions on my technical skills as per mentioned in my resume.
the hr reached out on LinkedIn, I filled the posting and got a coffee chat 2 days later. She was nice and the questions were more about why the company and why the program
Overall very straight forward, asked about your goals, who you are, what skills you have etc. Make sure to do a few practice interviews, that helps a lot. Overall very straight forward, asked about your goals, who you are, what skills you have etc. Make sure to do a few practice interviews, that helps a lot.
Catalyst applicants have rated the interview process at Scotiabank with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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