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Data Analyst

Montreal, QC· Summer 2026

Pending Outcome

Concordia University · Statistics

2nd year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 0 past internships

Easy Interview

TechnicalVirtual

They asked me to walk through how I'd clean a dataset with missing values and outliers. Phone screen last week and video call with the team yesterday. Python questions and also why Desjardins over other financial institutions

Questions Asked

  1. 1.“Why do you want to work at Desjardins”
  2. 2.“What is Tableau vs Power BI vs Looker. When would you use each?”

Actuarial Analyst

Quebec City, QC· Summer 2026

Accepted

Université Laval · Actuarial Science

3rd year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 0 past internships

Easy Interview

BehavioralVirtual

Very very chill. Phone screen then video call with a senior actuary. Exam progress, Python and some French

Questions Asked

  1. 1.“What's the difference between a defined benefit and defined contribution pension plan”

Financial Analyst

Montreal, QC· Summer 2025

No Offer

HEC Montréal · Finance

2nd year · 0 past internships

Easy Interview

BehavioralIn-PersonUnexpected Questions

Most of the interview was in French was barely able to keep up. Phone screen first, then in person. All behavioral and fit

Questions Asked

  1. 1.“Whats the difference between accrual and cash-basis accounting?”
  2. 2.“Explain what a financial restatement is and what typically causes one.”

Software Developer

Montreal, QC· Winter 2026

Accepted

Concordia University · Computer Science

2nd year · 2.5-2.8 GPA · 0 past internships

Easy Interview

TechnicalFast processLive coding

Easiest technical interview I had this cycle. Video call with a tech lead, basic Python questions and a small function live on screen, nothing hard. Why Desjardins over the banks, I had a decent answer for that. Whole thing was 35 min. HR reached out the next day with an offer

Questions Asked

  1. 1.“Describe a time you introduced an automated test that caught a production bug”
  2. 2.“Explain the concept of idempotency in REST API design”
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