I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BMO Financial Group (Toronto, ON) in Feb 2014
Interview
Initial round was a phone call with recruiter.
Next round was an interview with 6-7 of the managing directors, associates and vps who came in and out of the room. Interviewers were rude and on their phones most of the time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
where do you think the Canadian economy will be in 1 year?
I interviewed at BMO Financial Group (New York, NY)
Interview
First round was fairly easy and straight forward final round was PE question heavy, but still pretty easy. No Paper LBO, no merger math. Some weird Behavioral scenarios in both first round and final round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Pros and Cons of a seller selling to Strategic Acquisitioner or PE firm
I interviewed at BMO Financial Group (Vancouver, BC)
Interview
Virtual Interview with existing team members - associates followed by seniors in later rounds. Technical heavy with some questions on behaviourals. Overall a pretty standard process for IB interviews. Nothing additional to share
I interviewed at BMO Financial Group (New York, NY)
Interview
Fair interview for the job - I thought the questions they asked were reasonable and typical of what you would consider a standard interview to entail. Typical length as well.
