They hit me with a scenario about correlation risk during a stress event. First round was behavioral and resumme focused. Second was with a senior risk person who covered market risk
Questions Asked
1.“What do you know about CPP Investments that made you apply?”
2.“How would you think about inflation risk in a long-duration portfolio?”
Investment Analyst
Toronto, ON
Summer 2025Declined Offer
University of Toronto · Rotman Commerce
5th year · 3.7+ GPA · 3 past internships
Hard Interview
Multiple roundsSlow processPre-recordedIn-Person
Kira video first, 3 questions with barely any prep time and you only get one shot. Then in person with one of the interviewers, EV vs equity value and Sharpe ratio came up. Third round was with the team, more cultural fit but they also threw in a brain teaser at the end. Process took over a month, super frustrating because I had other deadlines
Questions Asked
1.“What is rebalancing and why do institutional investors do it?”
2.“Tell me about a sector or asset class you follow closely and why”
Software Developer
Toronto, ON
Fall 2025No Offer
Carleton University · Computer Science
3rd year · 2.1-2.4 GPA · 1 past internship
Hard Interview
Slow processVirtualPre-recorded
HackerRank SQL joins/aggregations and a Python problem that was harder than expected, basically competitive programming. Combined behavioral and tech at the Toronto office, questions on collaboration and ethical AI, very IBM vibes.
Questions Asked
1.“How would you write unit tests for a function that makes external API calls?”
Investment Analyst
Toronto, ON
Summer 2025No Offer
University of Toronto · Economics
4th year · 3.7+ GPA · 2 past internships
Hard Interview
Case studyMultiple roundsSlow process
Got to finals twice, no offer. First round was behavioral plus a group case. Second round was sector defense
Questions Asked
1.“Tell me about a company or investment idea you've researched and have a view on.”
2.“What is a debt-to-EBITDA ratio and what levels are typical across different sectors?”
3.“What is convexity in fixed income and why does it matter”