Me postulé a través de una recomendación de un empleado. El proceso tomó 4 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Scotiabank (Toronto, ON) en jul 2021
Entrevista
1st interview: Phone screening with the hiring manager
2nd interview: Live technical assessment
3rd interview: Speak with other members of the data science team
Received a verbal offer from the hiring manager, then completed the background check. Didn't hear back for a couple of weeks, I asked what was going on and they said they are having budget issues. I message again after a week and received no response. Next thing I know the job is being advertised again. Absolutely disgraceful hiring process, management is indecisive and dishonest, and clearly doesn't care about the candidate's time.
Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 1 semana. Acudí a una entrevista en Scotiabank (Toronto, OH) en ago 2025
Entrevista
The interview process is generally straightforward and consists of two main stages:
1. HR Round
This stage is relatively light and mainly focuses on self-introduction, reviewing past experiences, and clarifying details on your resume. HR will pay attention to communication skills, motivation for applying, and overall cultural fit with the company. The questions are usually basic and not very technical.
2. Team Interview (Behavioral + Technical)
This round is conducted by potential team members and combines both behavioral and technical assessments:
Behavioral Questions (BQ): These are standard situational and experience-based questions such as self-introduction, past project involvement, teamwork experiences, and problem-solving approaches.
Technical Questions: The technical portion usually covers fundamental skills in Python, SQL, and SAS. The level of difficulty is moderate, focusing more on practical applications rather than overly complex or advanced algorithms.
Overall, the process is not difficult if you are prepared with your resume highlights, basic behavioral answers, and solid foundational knowledge in the technical areas.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
How to extract data from one table then contact table based on which column
Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 2 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Scotiabank en jun 2025
Entrevista
I take part in a coding test online (through Codility) and answer behavioral questions through another webpage. The codility one tests simple DSA, SQL and (surprisingly) Terraform (which I have little idea of what that is, though after learning for a full week before the test, I did OK)
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Tell me about you.
Tell me a situation where you have to resolve a conflict.
Acudí a una entrevista en Scotiabank (Toronto, ON)
Entrevista
First a coffee chat, and 30 min tech interview where I explained one of projects and some behavioral questions. And panel members asked some questions from what I did in my projects for example, what feature engineering u used.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Tell about a time when u have to complete the project with tight deadline?