I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at CPKC (Calgary, AB) in Jun 2013
Interview
Phone interview at first as part of the screening process. Then they arranged a face to face with three people, a peer, the boss and Human Resources. They asked questions from a script that they had. Interview went a lot better after they went off script.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Normal project questions about scope, budgets and timelines. They were focus on Rapid Development and deployment.
Nice and smooth process, the interview was about 45 minutes. Started with the HR interview and then with the hiring manager. Questions are very straight forward, mainly focus on ones background and contributions to the projects lead.
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at CPKC in Oct 2024
Interview
1. Pre-Screen with hirevue software.
2. Teams Interview w/ Behavioral Questions (Panel of 4)
3. Teams Interview w/ Behavioral Questions (Panel of 2)
Once again, this employer does not notify finalists for their roles they were unsuccessful. Total disregard for the applicants.
Just a series of standard behavioral questions for the two panel interviews. While I enjoyed the discussions of the second interview, the third was very cold, with the added manager appearing annoyed he had to be involved.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at CPKC (Calgary, AB) in Sept 2024
Interview
Applied through recruiter. Got interview within 1 week. Job was posted as a straightforward project management role—not technical, and definitely not focused on QA management.
From the start, I had a feeling this might be a mismatch, especially since the hiring manager was a technical lead and the other interviewer was a Senior Director. As soon as I logged on, the technical lead (no introduction to her role; I just knew her from LinkedIn) jumps in with “Walk me through your resume.” No small talk, no intro. She seemed irritated and even rolled her eyes at one point when I was explaining my experience. Not exactly confidence-boosting.
