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It was pretty okay. I really liked how well organised everything was. One must have a good availability with this. Easy asked questions and hiring was possible. One of the best places to work for a good career

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There was a one-way video interview that asked you a couple of questions, a technical challenge that you would complete on your own and a virtual interview that was done with the recruiters

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Hello everyone!! Hope you’re all doing great! I need some advice on how to get an associate or any analyst role in Asset management/PE/HF/IB. I am 23 I work as a financial advisor at Scotiabank besides that I am also studying BBA in finance and about to graduate in April 2024. I plan to do my Masters in finance either in US or Canada after I graduate and then apply for jobs, would that be a better idea to stand out ?are there any suggestions to leave retail banking and get into corporate roles

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Toronto, ON

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was recorded at first and pretty chill they will give you time in between to prep for the next question and also to take breaks although the process was only 9 minutes in total. they ask 4 questions.

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Anonymous Employee

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Pretty hard, 2 person panel grilling me on questions that were annoying to talk to. They weren't giving much information at all. and were typing on their computers while talking

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Anonymous Employee

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Had a lot of situational questions, most of them were on situations I faced and how I reacted or acted at the time. They have a lot on their site

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  • One was "tell me about yourself" others were like "name a time when you displayed leadership"
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Toronto, ON

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Interview with the MD (Head of group) and an Associate. Relatively laid back. 30 min interview was split into: 5 mins about yourself; 5 mins behavioural; 15 mins technicals; 5 mins for questions

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  • Explain what's going on in the housing market - what's your views/thoughts? What stocks are you watching? Where is it currently trading?
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Toronto, ON

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I applied online. I interviewed at Scotiabank (Toronto, ON)

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I submitted my application and a few days later got an invite for an AI interview, and 2 video interviews, was told I would hear back the next week and never heard from them again.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Toronto, ON

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I applied online. I interviewed at Scotiabank (Toronto, ON)

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Recruiter called me for a short screening phone interview, which she asked about availability, why are you looking for a job, salary, etc. the salary range was in the 44-45k range which I thought was a pretty low range for an advisor role. Also, the recruiter let me know that this is a 12-month contract position with no benefits which was not advertised in the job posting initially. In the second round, you will meet the manager and the director. It was a panel interview, they take turns asking questions and they were almost like quizzing you where they ask different scenarios that don’t make a lot of sense. It also felt like theyre just reading off a script, theyre not interested about your experiences at all. They never asked me about my resume or my education, just 15+ scenario based questions. T

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  • Honestly dont remember, they asked a lot. The first they will ask you is tell me about yourself
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Toronto, ON

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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Scotiabank (Toronto, ON)

Interview

Interview was a typical screening plus 2 stages following that. They tried to move quickly through the first stages, but the whole process was about 2 months long between this position and another one which I will get into.

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  • Q: We need to understand how ethical you are, so tell us how you would react to finding an employee printing 1000 pages on company equipment.
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Anonymous Employee

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10 minute phone screening then 30 minute mix of technical and behavioural questions. Credit questions. Basic finance questions. Situational questions. Enjoyed my interview process. It was way easier than I thought.

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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Scotiabank as 67.5% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.78 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Senior Manager - Risk Management and Financial Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Senior Risk Manager and Team Lead roles were rated as the easiest.

The hiring process at Scotiabank takes an average of 20.68 days when considering 1,336 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Coporate Banking Analyst had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas CSR roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 210 days).

Common stages of the interview process at Scotiabank according to 1,336 Glassdoor interviews include:

Phone Interview: 22.74%

One-on-One Interview: 16.87%

Group Panel Interview: 12.25%

Background Check: 10.38%

Skills Test: 9.06%

Presentation: 8.25%

Drugs Test: 6.64%

Personality Test: 6.45%

IQ Intelligence Test: 4.80%

Other: 2.57%

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Is it normal that after the pre-interview with HR, and after he mentioned I would have the first interview with manager xx, he just disappeared? I sent an email and called the office a week later but no answers from him. Is this the way KPMG recruit people? He also contacted me two months later from the day I applied.

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Confused. Currently working for a mid sized firm with big clients but have been offered a role through my network for a relatively small startup but a with higher designation / lead role & similar salary to my existing pay. The new role is more strategy + lead but non technical while my current role is managerial level but more technical. If in my position, would you stay in your current role or take the new one?? Happy to answer follow up questions. Thank you.

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