I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Scotiabank
Interview
Two sets of prescreening questionnaires- completed online. One phone interview and one in person with a bank manager. Phone interview was based on your past experiences such as "tell me a time when you had a complex product you had to sell". In person interview was more behavioural and how you would react to certain situations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
For the first interview, make sure you have several examples of past work experience. Doesn't necessarily have to be sale, but that is a bonus.
The second interview they give you scenarios and you have to say what you would do. "What would you do if a client of yours was UNABLE to come into the branch when you're working, but can make it before or after your shift?". "What would you do if you're sales are exceeding branch targets but the branch is under performing?". "What do you do if you suspect your client is lying to you?". There is also a time management questions.
As others have said: after your application is shortlisted, you get a preliminary call that's basically box ticking. The second interview, a week later, was with branch managers and that is the main one.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A lot of sales questions. You must understand the sales process in depth
I interviewed at Scotiabank (Toronto, ON) in Jan 2026
Interview
Just basic HR interview. Not so challenging or hard. Interviewer was very nice. Told that if selected, shall be called for another round of in person interview at branch. . .
Easy going, no racism, and nice people who are nice. Amazing service and easy booking process. Interviewer was easy going and nice who was extra nice and extra nice. She was easy to book with and was an awesomely nice person
Scotiabank interviews FAQs
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.
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.
Common stages of the interview process at Scotiabank as a Financial Advisor according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
One on one interview: 19%
Background check: 14%
Group panel interview: 8%
Skills test: 5%
Other: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Presentation: 3%
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