I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Scotiabank (Toronto, ON) in Jun 2018
Interview
first interview was held over phone with Junior Human resource person. I was asked about my years of experience, education and salary expectation. second interviews with HR, questions were more on based on past experience and behavioral aspects; and final interview at Branch with the branch manager and district banking manager
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Some general questions like-tell about yourself, what you did in your past roles..Specific questions: how you can add value ? what will be your business strategies?
Formal , didnt ask many questions asked when can you start.
1 how do you handle objections
2 your weaknesses
3 assigned book of clients
Easy to average questions for an edmonton based role.
I applied in-person. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Scotiabank (Calgary, AB) in Sep 2025
Interview
Standard 2 stage process. Recruiter call and in-person interview with the branch management team. The second round usually includes a BM and ABM combo. Although out of the 3 interviews I gave for 3 branches, once they had 3 managers in the second round.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
About myself. How is my performance measured in the current role? How is my performance this year?
Very straight forward interview questions thru video calls for around 20 min. No situational questions and behaviour questions. and then refer it to hiring manager. Ask whether I can start asap.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tricky questions: please tell me how you can take advantage of your clients