HR reached out for the initial call, as it conducted over the phone. Thought it went pretty well but didn't proceed ahead with the next round. They were professional and friendly though and provided a seamless experience. They called earlier in the morning as well.

Applied online. Response from HR about a week after the closing date. Almost every question asked could've been answered by looking at my resume/application. The interviewer got aspects of my background wrong and also didn't recognize some of the very large companies that I had previously worked at. The questions asked didn't seem to really relate to the job description. Asked about my salary expectations ($60k) and thought it was too high. Recommended that I lower my expectations to $50k. Implied that the hiring manager chooses the "best" candidate based on who would want the lowest salary. Regardless of this odd thing, the interviewer from HR had come off as somewhat cold and robotic. There was no energy or rapport to the interview. It left a bad taste for any future applications to CIBC. I like the company but not this particular HR person doing interviews.