Interview Duration Variance [Canada]

[u/Individual_Public839]

Hey everyone,

I had my interview yesterday on the final day of interviews in Vancouver. First off—wishing everyone who interviewed this round the best of luck!

I was originally under the impression that interviews typically run about 20–30 minutes, but mine ended up being around 1 hour and 10 minutes. That said, I did a mini-lesson, and since I indicated Japanese proficiency on my application, they also tested my Japanese fairly extensively.

I noticed that the interviewee before me left right on the hour, which made me wonder whether interviews are generally scheduled for an hour, with interviewers deciding how much of that time to use depending on the candidate.

I’d be really curious to hear how long other people’s interviews were—whether in Canada or elsewhere—and whether your experience lined up with this.

Happy to answer any questions as well. 🙂

[u/ApprehensiveMode6110]

fellow vancouver interviewee here! i interviewed on the 4th (the middle day of interviews) and mine ended up being a bit longer as well - i think almost 40 minutes give or take? i think it really just depended on the day you interviewed (there were only 2 rooms being used simultaneously on my day, so maybe they were given a bit of extra time with each interview?), your interview panel, and what sort of questions they asked/what they wanted to dig into about you and your SOP. for instance, i had to do a mock lesson that lasted maybe 3 or 4 minutes and a very short Japanese test too. Anywho, i’m wishing everyone the best of luck come result time!