Some candidates receive an on-demand video interview (similar to HireVue / recorded Q&A).
Others might get a phone pre-screen from HR to confirm basic resume details and communication style.
Interview formats reported by candidates include:
Pre-recorded video questions where you record answers to behavioural and sometimes technical questions.
Phone screens to discuss resume points.
📌 Common video interview topics:
Tell me about yourself
Why you chose your major
Teamwork and problem-solving
Communication and safety behaviour
This stage can have ~3–9 questions with timed responses.
It was insightful I enjoy it but it was difficult and I made it to the second round of interviews after this first round of interviews which was virtual and the second round was online but still live
First stage: Impersonal online screening interview. Virtual interview with generic questions. You film your response to the questions, there is no human interaction. Tip: turn off your video feedback so that you're not distracted by yourself. Second stage: Interview with a real human, usually includes manager and an hr person. Both technical and HR questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In-person interview: Technical questions very specific to the role
Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Suncor Energy with 2.5 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 84.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineer roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Suncor Energy overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Suncor Energy as a Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 40%
Group panel interview: 20%
Drug test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
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