CIBC·Software Engineer

CIBC Software Engineer interview experience

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Easy

Negative

Toronto, ONPosted Nov 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

One part of my process felt especially different from what I expected: they didn’t really talk to me at all until after I passed an online skills test.

After that, I had video calls with their recruiter and then the hiring manager. On both calls, they had their video feeds off but asked me to keep mine on, which made the whole thing feel less considerate than it should’ve.

After the interview rounds, I got no follow-up and ended up being ghosted completely. On top of that, the experience left me feeling uneasy about how they seemed to value the process itself—like the skills test was the gate and everything else was secondary. I also walked away thinking their compensation bands and benefits were below other banks I’d seen, except for a

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