Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Sun Life as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Automation Specialist and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Automation Specialist and roles were rated as the easiest.
There was a phone interview from HR to screen my application. Lady from HR mostly asked questions regarding my past experiences and some behavioral and situational questions. The next step was an in-person interview at their downtown Toronto branch with the manager herself. It was about an hour but we talked for about 1.5 hrs. There was supposed to be another round after testing technical program skills but I was honest that my skills weren't advanced enough and did not match with the software they were looking for which is why I didn't make it further.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How would you approach or communicate with your team and your leader?
Part 1: Video Interview
Part 2: In person Interview and math test
Part 3: Networking, case presentation and more interviews with senior management and other candidates. All day event.
Everyone was very friendly and kind.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Sun Life (Toronto, ON) in Oct 2018
Interview
Sun Life is probably a good company to work for but their recruiting process is a mess. Despite being a very large and successful company, their recruiting is terribly unprofessional. Although my HR screening interview and my first two 1:1 interviews were done within 2 months of my application, they did not have the common courtesy to call or email me back to provide closure. This despite at least 3 emails asking for a status update from HR. I have heard similar stories from other candidates which leaves me to believe this problem is systemic. As a result of my experience, I would not entertain applying for a job at Sun Life.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A lot of situational questions such as "how would you handle this..."