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Got my offer letter a few weeks back, start date was Oct 5, for Branch 1. Since then its been nonstop back and forth.

Background check sat in "Review" for weeks on two items, had to chase down employment letters, ROEs, old T4s from multiple past employers myself, adjudication team just kept saying "talk to your recruiter" for anything else.

In between got a call saying branch might change, between Branch 2 and Branch 3, said I was open to either, then just silence for a week, no follow up.

Emailed to check in as start date got close, got bounced between two different recruiters, one straight up said he's not even the recruiter for my district (but was the main point of contact for me), the other said (who originally signed my offer letter) the role she had me in mind for got filled internally while I was still sitting around waiting on another branch confirmation.

Start date literally came and went and still no branch confirmed.

Not saying anyone's being shady on purpose but the lack of coordination between people internally made this drag out way longer than it needed to and honestly kinda stressed me out for nothing. Anyone else had onboarding drag like this? Did it sort itself out eventually or is this usually a bad sign?

Like I am really depressed right now I tried so hard to enter into banking and still this is how my onboarding is treated.

Interviewed at TD for a Personal Banking Associate role at a branch hiring event. Recruiter called today and said the branch managers were happy with it and I was successful, but they don’t think PBA is the right starting point since I have my IFIC but no prior banking or sales experience. So they want to start me at CEA (teller) instead and said I’d likely be fast tracked to PBA from there. Problem is there’s no role open right now, so I’m being “pipelined” while he reaches out to the recruiters who hire for my area. Background check only happens once something actually opens.

My brother works in IT and told me to be careful, he did 3 rounds with a big consulting firm, got told the same thing about reaching out when something opens, and they never did. So my questions: in retail banking, does being pipelined for CEA actually turn into a role or is it a soft no? How long does this usually take, and how often should I follow up without being annoying? Anything else I should be doing in the meantime?

A few days later, the recruiter sent me a calendar invite titled “follow up on your interview from last week” with a specific time slot.

Here’s the part I can’t figure out. I interviewed for the same position with TD once before and got rejected, and that time they told me over the phone, but it was a random unscheduled call, not a booked meeting. So I know TD does deliver rejections by phone. But scheduling a formal invite for it seems different?

Also got an automated rejection email for the online req I’d applied to for the same posting, though I’m not sure if that’s connected since I also went through the in-person event.

Anyone been in this spot? Does a scheduled follow-up call usually mean something different from a random one, or am I overthinking it?

Hoping for some outside perspective from people who’ve been through TD’s hiring process or bank hiring in general.

Quick background: I interviewed last week for a Personal Banking Associate role at a branch event, met with two branch managers. The interview was short, maybe 18 minutes, and I stumbled on one of the behavioural questions. Going in, the recruiter had told me honestly that he was presenting me for PBA but suspected the branch might look at me for the CEA (teller) role instead, since I have my IFIC but no prior banking or sales experience.

Today the recruiter sent me a calendar invite titled “follow up on your interview from last week” with a specific time slot.

My questions:
1. Do recruiters usually schedule a call like this for rejections, or is a rejection normally just an email?
2. If they were redirecting me from PBA to CEA, would that typically be a call rather than an email?
3. Anything I should be prepared for or ask on this call?

I’m trying not to read too much into it either way. Any insight appreciated, thanks.

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Hey, I have an interview with apparently 2 branch managers on Wednesday, I was selected for the interview of PBA role but the HR in the interview said they might view me for the teller role so I am kinda stuck in a weird limbo what to hope for. In the second round mail he had written interview for open CEA/PBA role. The reason why it happened because I have been working as a security guard for nearly 3 years but I got my IFIC this year. I just don't know what to hope for, like I was expecting a full time role but if they consider me for the teller role then I have to work part time and still have to continue this security role which I don't want to because of there overnight work which messes with my scheduling. Any form of advice is appreciated.

Hey, I have an interview with apparently 2 branch managers on Wednesday, I was selected for the interview of PBA role but the HR in the interview said they might view me for the teller role so I am kinda stuck in a weird limbo what to hope for. In the second round mail he had written interview for open CEA/PBA role. The reason why it happened because I have been working as a security guard for nearly 3 years but I got my IFIC this year. I just don't know what to hope for, like I was expecting a full time role but if they consider me for the teller role then I have to work part time and still have to continue this security role which I don't want to because of there overnight work which messes with my scheduling. Any form of advice is appreciated.

Hi everyone, I recently got selected for a first-round interview for a Financial Services Representative (FSR) position at Meridian Credit Union. It's a virtual interview with a Talent Acquisition partner over Microsoft Teams.

I was originally referred by an employee, but they've since left the company, so I'm going in without an internal contact.

For anyone who has interviewed for an FSR role at Meridian (or a similar retail banking role at a credit union):

1. What kind of questions did the TA partner ask in the first round? Mostly behavioural, or did they get into sales/product knowledge?
2. How long was the interview and how many rounds total?
3. Anything specific to Meridian's culture or values they focused on?
4. Any tips for standing out, especially coming from a non-banking background?

Any insight would be really appreciated. Thanks!

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Hey everyone, I have an in-person interview this Thursday for a Financial Services Representative position at a Meridian branch and I'm honestly a bit nervous since this would be my first real role in banking.

Quick background on me: I've got a Business-Accounting diploma and I just finished my IFIC certification, but my actual work experience is two years as a security officer, so a lot of frontline customer interaction, resolving issues, dealing with people calmly, but not in a banking or formal sales environment. I know the FSR posting mentions hitting sales/referral targets and I don't have direct experience with that part, so I'm a little worried about how to answer if they ask about it.

A few things I'm hoping to get advice on:

1. For anyone who's interviewed at Meridian (or works there), what kind of questions did they ask you? Behavioral, technical, or more just conversational?
2. How honest should I be about not having formal sales experience? I don't want to fake it but I also don't want to talk myself out of the role.
3. Any tips on what they actually look for in an FSR, beyond what's on the job posting?
4. Since it's in person, is there anything specific about branch interviews that's different from a virtual one?

Really appreciate any insight, even small things. Thanks in advance.

Hey everyone, posted here a few days ago about landing a TD PBA interview and got some really helpful responses so wanted to give an update and share how I am feeling.

Quick background, I am 21, immigrated to Canada, working overnight security shifts while trying to break into banking. Completed my Business-Accounting diploma and IFIC certification this year. Been grinding applications for months with a lot of rejections along the way.

First round was last week with the TA partner. It was my first ever banking interview and honestly I was nervous but it went okay. He passed me through to round two and gave me really honest feedback afterward which I genuinely appreciated. He told me my answers needed to be more customer focused and to use the STAR method properly. So I have spent this week building out customer focused examples from my security experience and practicing them out loud every day.

Second round is Monday with a different interviewer. I know it is going to be more behavioral questions and I feel more prepared than I was last week. But I would be lying if I said I was not nervous.

The weird thing is I keep going back and forth between feeling genuinely confident and then immediately second guessing myself. I think it is because this opportunity means a lot after everything it took to get here.

For anyone who has been through the TD second round process, what should I expect? Was it similar format to the first round or different? Any last minute advice would be appreciated.

Hey everyone, long time lurker here. I wanted to share a bit of my situation and see if anyone has advice.

I am 21, immigrated to Canada, and have been working as a Security Officer on overnight shifts while actively trying to break into banking. I am a college graduate with my IFIC certification completed earlier this year. I have been applying for months and honestly it has been a grind with a lot of rejections along the way.

This week I got reached out to directly by a TD TA partner for a Personal Banking Associate role covering Hamilton, Burlington, and Oakville. I did not even apply, they found me on LinkedIn which honestly caught me off guard after everything.

The interview is today and I am genuinely excited but also nervous. I have no direct banking experience but I have been preparing hard and I know my stuff.

For anyone who has gone through the TD PBA interview process, any advice would be really helpful. Specifically curious about:

What the interview format was like, whether it was mostly behavioural questions, and any tips on what TD really looks for beyond what is on paper.

Really appreciate any help. This one means a lot.

Update: i got into second round of the interview that is next Tuesday