I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Castle Hall (Montreal, QC) in Feb 2024
Interview
1st round: phone call screening
2nd round: in person interview - behavioral
the in person interview is done with the HR recruiter, a senior analyst, and the due diligence director.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you made a mistake and how did you deal with it
Had to prepare a detailed presentation for the interview. I almost felt as if they expected me to present solutions (free of charge) to correct/address their organizational issues. Was successful, but when we arrived at salary discussions, they were lower than what we had initially discussed
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
This was a presentation so there I had to do all the talking. Other interview questions were very basic (junior textbook level of questioning)
Lengthy with two cases. I had one screening round by phone, one take home case study. Then I got interviewed by a panel of three and had to do an onsite case study. Finally I had a one-one interview with a director that seemed to me like a stress interview, that final round was pretty frustrating and I did not make the cut.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Cases - Create an ODD report. Read two articles and summarize them.
If you could have any job in finance what would it be?