Scotiabank Mock Interview

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Discuss a time that you worked a client through a difficult financial situation. What were the keys to making it a success for the client?

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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.

Your interviewer is posing this question to get a better sense of your interpersonal skills and ability to effectively manage clients through the ups and downs of their finances. Point to concrete steps you took and discuss one or two traits you have developed over the years that allow you to effectively manage a challenging situation for a client. In your answer, be sure to explain the importance of an empathetic approach with your clients and how that approach helps them get through a difficult time.

Ryan Brunner

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.

"During the recession in 2008, I had a very large client call to request that all of his funds be pulled out of the stock market. Knowing that this move was a poor strategy, I called him to have a conversation. With an active listening approach, I repeated back what he had told me, and I reiterated that he wanted to sell them at a low price and hopefully buy them back down the road at a high price. This made the client pause and think, which gave me the opportunity to talk about the market history and the odds that his stock prices would rebound over time. He decided to keep his funds in the market at the time, and a few years down the road, he called to personally thank me for the sound advice. The fact that I took a personal approach while educating him in the process to make his own decision was the definite key to success in this situation."

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32Scotiabank Interview Questions & Answers

Customer Service

1.The clients of a financial firm like Scotiabank can display an arrange of emotions when they work with our client-facing teams. How would you handle a situation where a client was very angry?

Adaptability

2.If hired to this role here at Scotiabank, what do you see as one initial hurdle you will have to overcome in your first weeks on the job?

Customer Service

3.Discuss a time that you worked a client through a difficult financial situation. What were the keys to making it a success for the client?

Behavioral

4.At Scotiabank, we expect our team members to incorporate risk management practices into their work. How have you performed risk mitigation and risk avoidance practices in your previous roles?

Career Goals

5.We are looking for the most motivated individuals to join the team here at Scotiabank. Where would you like your career to take you in the next five to ten years?

Customer Service

6.Scotiabank strives for client loyalty to keep us running strong into the future. What do you feel are the keys to retaining clients for the long haul?

Competency

7.In this role with Scotiabank, you will be expected to be the expert on changes in financial regulations that impact our business. How do you keep yourself up to speed on these changes currently?

Customer Service

8.At Scotiabank, our clients are the lifeblood of our business and we do everything in our power to make them happy. What does the term customer service mean to you in your work?

Customer Service

9.Our clients here at Scotiabank expect top-tier service and products, and we will expect you to provide that in this role. Have you ever went the extra mile for a client when it wasn't expected? Why did you do so?

Stress

10.We want our team at Scotiabank to be happy and healthy. How do you manage the day-to-day stress of a career in finance?

Salary

11.What types of compensation structures have you worked under in the past and do you have any expectations for this role with Scotiabank?

Direct

12.What is the most attractive thing in your eyes about this role with Scotiabank?

Technical

13.What software programs do you use in your current work and how adaptable would you say that you are in learning and using new programs?

Communication

14.At Scotiabank, we expect those in client-facing roles to be available to speak with clients in person, over the phone and through email. What are your experiences in working with clients through different communication methods?

Direct

15.What is your greatest strength as a finance professional?

Direct

16.What is your greatest weakness as a finance professional?

Teamwork

17.Do you prefer to work independently or with partners?

Technical

18.Tell me about the systems and tools that you lean on to do your job.

Ask The Interviewer

19.Do you have any questions about this job or working for Scotiabank?

Competency

20.Analytical skills are critical to success in this role at Scotiabank. In which ways are you analytically minded?

Behavioral

21.How do you react to setbacks in the market?

Communication

22.Do you have experience preparing and delivering presentations?

Leadership

23.Here at Scotiabank, we are expecting someone with strong leadership skills to take this role. How would you describe your management style?

Behavioral

24.Tell me about a time you faced uncertainty. How did you handle it?

Behavioral

25.Describe a time you had to deal with adversity while in a leadership position.

Behavioral

26.Tell me about a time where you had to analyze information in order to make a recommendation.

Direct

27.How do you believe your coworkers would describe you?

Behavioral

28.Discuss how you approach explaining complex ideas in simple terms.

Competency

29.What are the top 3 skills you have acquired in your last role?

Adaptability

30.How long will it take you to make a meaningful contribution to our team at Scotiabank?

Direct

31.Tell me what you know about Scotiabank.

Salary

Scotiabank Mock Interview

Discuss a time that you worked a client through a difficult financial situation. What were the keys to making it a success for the client?

32Scotiabank Interview Questions & Answers

1.The clients of a financial firm like Scotiabank can display an arrange of emotions when they work with our client-facing teams. How would you handle a situation where a client was very angry?

2.If hired to this role here at Scotiabank, what do you see as one initial hurdle you will have to overcome in your first weeks on the job?

3.Discuss a time that you worked a client through a difficult financial situation. What were the keys to making it a success for the client?

4.At Scotiabank, we expect our team members to incorporate risk management practices into their work. How have you performed risk mitigation and risk avoidance practices in your previous roles?

5.We are looking for the most motivated individuals to join the team here at Scotiabank. Where would you like your career to take you in the next five to ten years?

6.Scotiabank strives for client loyalty to keep us running strong into the future. What do you feel are the keys to retaining clients for the long haul?

7.In this role with Scotiabank, you will be expected to be the expert on changes in financial regulations that impact our business. How do you keep yourself up to speed on these changes currently?

8.At Scotiabank, our clients are the lifeblood of our business and we do everything in our power to make them happy. What does the term customer service mean to you in your work?

9.Our clients here at Scotiabank expect top-tier service and products, and we will expect you to provide that in this role. Have you ever went the extra mile for a client when it wasn't expected? Why did you do so?

10.We want our team at Scotiabank to be happy and healthy. How do you manage the day-to-day stress of a career in finance?

11.What types of compensation structures have you worked under in the past and do you have any expectations for this role with Scotiabank?

12.What is the most attractive thing in your eyes about this role with Scotiabank?

13.What software programs do you use in your current work and how adaptable would you say that you are in learning and using new programs?

14.At Scotiabank, we expect those in client-facing roles to be available to speak with clients in person, over the phone and through email. What are your experiences in working with clients through different communication methods?

15.What is your greatest strength as a finance professional?

16.What is your greatest weakness as a finance professional?

17.Do you prefer to work independently or with partners?

18.Tell me about the systems and tools that you lean on to do your job.

19.Do you have any questions about this job or working for Scotiabank?

20.Analytical skills are critical to success in this role at Scotiabank. In which ways are you analytically minded?

21.How do you react to setbacks in the market?

22.Do you have experience preparing and delivering presentations?

23.Here at Scotiabank, we are expecting someone with strong leadership skills to take this role. How would you describe your management style?

24.Tell me about a time you faced uncertainty. How did you handle it?

25.Describe a time you had to deal with adversity while in a leadership position.

26.Tell me about a time where you had to analyze information in order to make a recommendation.

27.How do you believe your coworkers would describe you?

28.Discuss how you approach explaining complex ideas in simple terms.

29.What are the top 3 skills you have acquired in your last role?

30.How long will it take you to make a meaningful contribution to our team at Scotiabank?

31.Tell me what you know about Scotiabank.

32.What are your salary expectations?