I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at CIBC (Toronto, ON) in Feb 2014
Interview
Very standard interview - opening questions, walk through of resume, some behaviour based interview questions. The person I was interviewing with was very friendly but not super technical. Overall it was a good interview and I think CIBC is a great organization to work for, but I decided to pursue a different opportunity as it was more in line with what I wanted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your past work history, tell me about a time you had to deal with a difficult person,
I applied through college or university. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at CIBC (Toronto, ON) in Jan 2016
Interview
The first screening happens at the info session where you will meet a lot of current and former GMRPs as well as recruiters and managers, so be prepared to give a good impression of yourself. At the interview, do not expect that they will try to make you very comfortable: it all happens in very small rooms with two interviewers and at least one of them was in the program. The process is not complicated (2-3 rounds) but apparently since this year they started to be even more selective and to merge rounds together and to "surprise" candidates. For example, people who are in the program and in CIBC told me that typically the first round is purely behavioural while this year they also asked candidates to solve a case (consultancy style: 2 paragraphs. Not an easy one, even for engineers as some other candidates agreed with me), which usually happens in the second round. Since the number of candidates they are interviewing is increasing every year, you will not have much time (about 30 minutes, including the case) to impress them. In my case they didn't even ask me a question why I wanted to get into this company specifically, but they went straight to the points that they were more interested in.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a circumstance in which you had to influence a person out of your team and how you made it. Describe your excel skills and give an example of the hardest task you ever performed with it. Why this program. What you believe gives you a competitive advantage in comparison to the other candidates.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at CIBC (Toronto, ON) in Jan 2016
Interview
got an telephone interview from hr, the interview was about 10-15 mins. was offered to come in for face to face interview. the face to face interview was about 30 mins. overall positive experience. the HR staff was very friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: tell me one suggestion you gave that made a difference at your current role.