I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Scotiabank (Toronto, ON) in Oct 2017
Interview
I was originally recruited via LinkedIn by someone who wished to phone screen me. She completely missed the time that we had agreed on, and my phone calls to her during that time were ignored. This is unprofessional and rude. We rescheduled for next week. She was late for this call. During this conversation I was asked general questions about my sales abilities. The week after I was pushed along to HR for a one hour video call, which this person was also late for (unprofessional) and upon being honest about certain trends in the economy, she had decided herself to not consider me for the role I was applying for. A few days later I received a call from the same person during which she rudely pointed out to me why we would not be proceeding with my application and proceeded to point out my "incompetencies". She told me that if I wish to apply to other roles within Scotia, I may, but I could not apply to this position.
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%
Skills test: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
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