I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at CIBC (Winnipeg, MB) in Jan 2013
Interview
I applied through the CIBC website and didn't hear anything for a few weeks. I decided to call the branch and asked to speak to the manager. She was unavailable so I left a voicemail and the next day I received an email from HR for a phone interview. About 3-4 days after the phone interview the hiring manager called me for an in-person meeting. Following that meeting, I was offered a job about a week later, but it took nearly 4 weeks to actually start working.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Very basic, focused on past experience working in a retail environment. Phone interview was purely behavioural questions.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at CIBC
Interview
HR will call and ask a few questions (Speak slow because they're typing it word for word on their computer). Then you will get a call from the branch manager to come in for an interview. They basically asked the same questions as the HR person did. Be friendly and try turning into more of a conversation rather than just question-answer-question-answer. The branch manager will then call you to tell you you're hired, it's then a month training and your on by yourself after that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All the questions are about solving problems in your past jobs. Then typical ones as far as why you chose CIBC and where do you see yourself in the future.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at CIBC
Interview
Got a phone call. The interviewer asked me if I was still interested in the position and made some brief comments about the position. Scheduled a phone interview for the following week. It phone interview lasted about 30 minutes. She called back few days later to schedule an in person interview. Was asked behavioural questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Was given a case question and asked how i would rectify the situation.