Financial Advisor applicants have rated the interview process at Scotiabank with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Advisor roles take an average of 40 days to get hired, when considering 17 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 according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
One on one interview: 19%
Background check: 14%
Group panel interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Other: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Skills test: 5%
Presentation: 3%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Scotiabank (Toronto, ON) in Mar 2015
Interview
3 rounds of interviews, 2 phone interviews and 1:1 with Branch manager. 1 phone interview was pre screening, questions on resume, salary expectations. 2nd phone interview was based on behavioral questions on past experiences. 3rd in person interview was hypothetical questions; what would you do if... Have examples related to past experiences dealing with customers, what did you do and what was the outcome.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would your manager say are your strengths and weakness
Tell me about a time when you had a difficult customer..
What would you do if you didn't reach your targets?
I interviewed at Scotiabank (Toronto, ON) in Jan 2026
Interview
Just basic HR interview. Not so challenging or hard. Interviewer was very nice. Told that if selected, shall be called for another round of in person interview at branch. . .
Easy going, no racism, and nice people who are nice. Amazing service and easy booking process. Interviewer was easy going and nice who was extra nice and extra nice. She was easy to book with and was an awesomely nice person
Good, nothing too challenging if you know your industry experience well you don't need to worry. I went through the process in 2 interviews after the second interview i was hired