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Updated Sept 17, 2023
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Calgary, AB
I interviewed at Cenovus (Calgary, AB)
a pre-recorded, one-way video interview. As part of the interview, you will be asked to answer a combination of informational questions and behavioural questions about specific situations or tasks you have dealt with throughout your career.
- General questions, mostly information and behavioral question

Anonymous Employee in Calgary, AB
I interviewed at Cenovus (Calgary, AB)
Slow after applying, but once interviewed the process closed in about a week. They use video recorded interviews and then set up virtual interviews which was well coordinated. Overall it was a good experience.
- Why I’m interested in the role

Anonymous Employee in Calgary, AB
I applied online. I interviewed at Cenovus (Calgary, AB) in Sept 2023
The entire process was smooth with no glitches in between the recordings. The questions displayed were basic and easy to answer. It took about 10-15 minutes to complete the interview.
- Cannot share at the moment

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Dublin, OH
I interviewed at Cenovus (Dublin, OH)
Fairly straight forward interview process. Phone screen then in person panel interview. After in person interview they extend and offer if you are successful candidate to move on. Interview questions are based on star. Situation, task, action and then final result.
- Tell me about a time you worked with someone you didn’t like.

Anonymous Interview Candidate in St. John's, NL
I interviewed at Cenovus (St. John's, NL)
Online experience was smooth and courteous, with lots of discussion and several people in the interview. Team Lead, member and an HR rep were present. They're follow up was poor following the interview especially considering internal application process.
- What do you believe to be the key requirements to a successful candidate in this role?

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Calgary, AB
I applied online. I interviewed at Cenovus (Calgary, AB)
The interview was forty five minutes long with a mix of technical and behavioral questions. There were four interviewers present, one HR and subsurface three managers. Overall good experience, pretty standard.
- Why are you interested in this role?

Anonymous Employee in Calgary, AB
I interviewed at Cenovus (Calgary, AB)
1 recorded interview and 1 online panel interview. They were both done online and there is two attempts for recorded interview for each question. Online panel interviews consisted of 3 person and they asked similar question to first interview which included answering questions in STAR format.
- How do you manage your time?

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Calgary, AB
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Cenovus (Calgary, AB) in May 2023
Smoothie process with most of the usual interview questions. I was only with the hiring manager. She explained about the company and the team. For each question that was about to describe a situation, she tried to give an example from her experience in the company.
- Talk about a time you had to work on a challenging project.

Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Cenovus (Toronto, ON)
Took about 1month to get a response after I applied. 1st interview was a self recorded video interview where I answered 10 general questions. After I was done, it took about 1 week for HR to reach back and I was invited for my 2nd interview. This was an interview with my to-be direct supervisor, some other supervisor and an HR member. I was asked behavioural style questions and 2 technical questions. When it was all done, I received a verbal offer on the same day and my formal offer the next day.
- why Cenovus?
- Tell us about yourself.
- What do you expect to gain from your work term?
- What area of work are you interested in

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Calgary, AB
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cenovus (Calgary, AB) in Apr 2023
Formal, with interviewer looking for knowledge on relvant past experiences in negotiations. She'll focus on experience and how one conduct business with external stakeholders. Be prepared to know the company's assest and how they are positioned in the Canadian industry.
- If you were offered between a game tickets or a personal vacation from an opposing negotiator I hopes to take an offer, which one would you take?
Cenovus Interviews FAQs
Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Cenovus as 76% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.70 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Sr HR Advisor and Student Worker rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Field Administrator and Senior Reliability Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Cenovus takes an average of 30.43 days when considering 79 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Senior Reliability Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Safety Adviosr roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 340 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Cenovus according to 79 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group Panel Interview: 26.17%
Phone Interview: 14.95%
One-on-One Interview: 11.21%
Presentation: 11.21%
Skills Test: 9.35%
Background Check: 7.48%
IQ Intelligence Test: 7.48%
Drugs Test: 6.54%
Other: 3.74%
Personality Test: 1.87%
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