Applied online. Response from HR about a week after the closing date. Almost every question asked could've been answered by looking at my resume/application. The interviewer got aspects of my background wrong and also didn't recognize some of the very large companies that I had previously worked at. The questions asked didn't seem to really relate to the job description. Asked about my salary expectations ($60k) and thought it was too high. Recommended that I lower my expectations to $50k. Implied that the hiring manager chooses the "best" candidate based on who would want the lowest salary. Regardless of this odd thing, the interviewer from HR had come off as somewhat cold and robotic. There was no energy or rapport to the interview. It left a bad taste for any future applications to CIBC. I like the company but not this particular HR person doing interviews.

Contacted after submitting resume online. Phone interview set up. General questions. The interviewer said you should hear from the hiring manager in a week if not then reach out to me. Never heard from anyone again inspite of following up twice