Two rounds of in person interviews. Interview will call to schedule first round with HR. Regular behavioral questions. Second round with hiring managers - must have an understanding of financial analysis and credit risk. Familiarity with ratio analysis too.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What ratio is most important when looking at a commercial client's credit risk?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Scotiabank (Montreal, QC) in Apr 2015
Interview
One phone interview with HR, one in person interview with the two hiring managers. Wanted mostly to see if i had good banking logic and if i was professional. Interviewers were not trying to grill me but rather trying to see if i would be a good fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Looked for organizational and professionalism. Asked to illustrate it with real life examples
Client Portfolio Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Scotiabank with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Client Portfolio Analyst roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Scotiabank overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Scotiabank as a Client Portfolio Analyst according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 33%
Background check: 33%
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