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%
Drug test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Skills test: 5%
Other: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Presentation: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Scotiabank (Edmonton, AB) in Sep 2015
Interview
Interviewed for sales position. After several behavioural questions such as name a time where you......, we ran through my resume. I was highlighting past work experience and highlighting sales. The interviewer stated This is not a sales role, this is matching the right product with the customers needs. I feel like the right attitude is what they are looking for, beleiving they can train any position regardless of experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time you dealt with an unsuccessful project? Name a time you dealt with a difficult customer? Name a time you disagreed with your supervisor?
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