I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Scotiabank (Calgary, AB) in Feb 2015
Interview
Applied online, did not hear anything for about 6-8 weeks.
Began with some personality tests and a phone interview with the recruiter. Here we discussed the regular things, the job, basic interview questions, etc. The recruited was friendly and easy to correspond with throughout the process.
There is a training centre in Calgary where they typically recruit a group of advisors at once and train them together. However, I was placed right in a branch from the beginning. Depending on timing you could expect both.
After this I had an interview in the branch where I was to be posted, and received a call later that day with the offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical stuff, describe a situation in which you worked with a difficult team member, a difficult customer, etc.
At the in-person interview it was a more casual conversation and then some situational assessments. The manager did not seem well prepared, it was as if he was reading the situations to me for the first time himself. These mostly surrounded bank security and ethical concerns.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Scotiabank in Oct 2022
Interview
It is a multiple stage interview process: First phone pre interview with the recruiter, zoom interview with a branch manager and zoom panel with a branch manager and someone from the district administrative team.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Scotiabank (London, ON) in May 2022
Interview
It has taken longer than expected. About a month to complete the interviews and the whole process. It took about 1 week after applying to be contacted for first interview and then another 15 days for second interview. The interviewer was to the point and not very friendly, but very honest and clear about pay and what I will need to do once I start.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when a coworker was performing soemthing unethical
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Scotiabank (Calgary, AB) in Oct 2021
Interview
Very friendly and focused on creating a dialogue, have to go through multiple interviews so only negative is that it can take quite a while to actually get to the end with an offer
Financial Advisor Trainee applicants have rated the interview process at Scotiabank with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Advisor Trainee roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Scotiabank overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Scotiabank as a Financial Advisor Trainee according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 47%
Personality test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 7%
Skills test: 7%
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