I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Scotiabank in Feb 2015
Interview
Easy to do- many q's are standardized and the HR person genuinely just wants a warm body to fill the spot. The girl genuinely asked questions she knew i was anticipating so that I could tailor my answers and anticipate them ahead of time. Was not entirely relevant to the job itself.
I applied in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Scotiabank (Mississauga, ON) in Apr 2019
Interview
First, around April, before the summertime fully started, I went to a very busy branch in Mississauga with my resume and had a brief pitch/ interview with the branch manager. "I will love to work here", "I am done with school", and " I am okay with a CR role." After I sent my resume to the manager, I did a phone interview a week later and got the job right after (same day). Then they did a background check on places I have worked, which lasted about two weeks. After that, I started my two-week training in the branch.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Scotiabank (Toronto, ON)
Interview
First completing the online application and submitting resume. Then a webcam recorded questionnaire. And then a online live interview. After spending time to prepare my surroundings and myself for the online interview, the recruiter firstly came late and let me know that she was experiencing technical difficulties and asked me to try the live interview on my phone. While this, she called me on my phone to continue with the interview. So I was simultaneously trying to get the app to work while answering her questions on the phone. She then continued the interview on the phone while I continually struggled logging in to the app. For the first few questions I could not recall what I told he really. Extremely robotic rapid fire questions. Not asking about experiences. Just confirming yes or no. I applied to a specific posting with a specific location. During the interview, the recruiter let me know that if successful, the candidate would be placed to a nearby location, not the one applied to. Found that a bit pointless when completing the online job application earlier. Overall, one of the worst interview experiences I had. I usually leave an interview able to reflect on the overall standing and reflect on questions. This was one interview I was more than glad to have over, and I could feel the recruiter felt the same way. She was definitely rushing through, most likely to interview other candidates.