Stantec interview questions

I applied in September of 2025. Following my application I completed some online assessments, followed by an online video interview and then finally a face to face interview in March of 2026. The whole process was organised and simple to follow. The interview itself was typical to this type of application; with a focus on existing knowledge of the company, some technical questions to test understanding and behavioral questions to test compatibility to the position. The interviewers were very welcoming and the whole process was overall very good.

I was invited for an interview after Appling for the "Career Opportunities in The water Sector - Ireland" post on LinkedIn. The talent acquisition person who initially called me was very nice and thought I would be a good fit. However, they were extremely cagey about giving any real information about the role I would be interviewed for. I was however, told before by the talent acquisition person that I would be asked technical/scenario questions and they even gave me an example. However, I was asked none of these types of questions during the actual interview. Instead, I was asked very basic questions such as the one below. This felt a bit irrelevant considering i have been out of college for nearly 2 years and had real world work experience relevant to the role. The interviewers also came across as condescending towards the end of the interview and the whole experience felt like a waste of my time (I had taken annual leave to attend). The interview was also a lot shorter than what had been scheduled. Overall, I would not apply for roles at Stantec (Ryan Hanely) in the future. If they had been more open about the job beforehand this probably could have been avoided. Lesson learned.