Know your resume and follow Canadian financial news. Basic behavioral to start, then finance technicals and Excel modeling concepts, then a senior behavioral. Three rounds, about 21 days.
Questions Asked
1.“How do you manage the pressure of tight monthly or quarterly close deadlines?”
2.“What are common drivers of gross margin compression in a business?”
Financial Analyst
Montreal, QC
Summer 2026Declined Offer
HEC Montréal · Commerce
2nd year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 0 past internships
Easy Interview
TechnicalBehavioralIn-PersonMultiple rounds
Pretty straightforward role. Round with two analysts, they asked about financial statement analysis, basic modeling concepts and why National Bank specifically
Questions Asked
1.“Tell me about a time a key assumption in your forecast turned out to be wrong”
2.“What are deferred revenues and how are they recognized?”
Software Developer
Montreal, QC
Winter 2026No Offer
Concordia University · Computer Science
2nd year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 0 past internships
Easy Interview
TechnicalBehavioralVirtual
They asked about a group coding project I'd done and that seemed to matter. Phone screen about my background, then SQL questions, then behavioral with a senior dev
Questions Asked
1.“What is method overloading vs. method overriding?”
2.“What is a priority queue and when would you use one?”
Investment Banking Analyst
Montreal, QC
Summer 2026Accepted
HEC Montréal · Finance
3rd year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 1 past internship
Hard Interview
Multiple roundsTechnicalBehavioralVirtual
Got the offer. They had me do a DCF walkthrough and pick a company to value after the behavioral round.
Questions Asked
1.“What do you know about National Bank of Canada that made you apply?”