Is it hard to get hired as a Financial Advisor at Scotiabank?

Financial Advisor applicants have rated the interview process at Scotiabank with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Financial Advisor at Scotiabank?

Candidates applying for Financial Advisor roles take an average of 40 days to get hired, when considering 17 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Scotiabank overall takes an average of 21 days.

Where can I find Scotiabank interview experiences by job title?

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based on 101 ratings - Updated Jul 21, 2026

Average interview difficulty

Very positive interview experience

How others got an interview

54%
Applied online
Applied online
27%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
7%
In Person
In Person
6%
Recruiter
Recruiter
2%
Staffing Agency
Staffing Agency
1%
Other
Other
1%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting

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101 interviews

Financial Advisor Interview

Dec 4, 2017

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Negative experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Scotiabank (Toronto, ON) in Feb 2017

Interview

interview process was easy. Phone interviewers as well as panel were friendly. they respected every one's time. they started one time and ended on time. they created an atmosphere of comfort and ease.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

there were many personality and life goal questions.

1 Answer

Financial Advisor Interview

Sep 25, 2017

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I interviewed at Scotiabank

Interview

First, HR phone screening. General talked about experience and certificate. Second, it was a webcam call. Wanted to gain a deeper understanding about the person. Third, met with two branch manager and one training manager at a branch. Answered a lot of behaviour and scenario questions.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Tell me an example of how you resolved customer complain.

1 Answer

Financial Advisor Interview

Sep 25, 2017

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Negative experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Scotiabank (Toronto, ON) in Sep 2017

Interview

HR called me for on phone/ video interview. The Hr person was intimidating. Later she got back to me saying I dont have 2 years sales experience. She has no expression whats so ever. Didn't make the interview process ease. I have had interviews with outer HR person they made the process easy

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

going back to 10 years where you worked and the timeline

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