I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Capital World Financial (Toronto, ON) in Jun 2012
Interview
Consists of past experience questions, some behavioural and very few technical questions since it was only for a Junior position. There were 3 interview stages. Each one lasted 30-60 mins. They were ultimately only going to consider candidates with an insurance or investment licence or at least in the process of obtaining one. After the second interview called me and told me another candidate was chosen and gave me a brief feedback on my performance which was a nice touch. At least they told me the results so I didn't have to wait.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is it that you want from this job and why would you be a good candidate?
I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Capital World Financial
Interview
2 rounds of 30 mins interviews.
Mostly behavioural questions, examples are: "where do you see yourself in 5, 10 years?" "what quality should a good financial advisor / manager have?" "why should we hire you?" "are you comfortable taking exams"
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All the questions were fairly expected and easy to answer.
I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Capital World Financial (Toronto, ON) in May 2012
Interview
First interview - This one was with the hiring manager. The manager asked for an overview of my work experience, the structure of the organization I last worked for, the types of things I did and my target career.
1:1 interview - I had a total of 2 1:1 interviews with managers from the organization. Here are sample questions/ items asked of me:
- what is my ideal job
- challenges I faced
- the most significant contribution I made
- the tools I used
- how I worked with my colleagues and teammates
- my approach/ thought process when planning and executing a project
