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National Bank of CanadaInterview Experiences

Financial Analyst

Montreal, QC· Summer 2026

Accepted

Concordia University · Commerce

2nd year · 0 past internships

Easy Interview

BehavioralMultiple roundsVirtual

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. 1.“How do you manage the pressure of tight monthly or quarterly close deadlines?”
  2. 2.“What are common drivers of gross margin compression in a business?”

Financial Analyst

Montreal, QC· Summer 2026

Declined 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. 1.“Tell me about a time a key assumption in your forecast turned out to be wrong”
  2. 2.“What are deferred revenues and how are they recognized?”

Software Developer

Montreal, QC· Winter 2026

No 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. 1.“What is method overloading vs. method overriding?”
  2. 2.“What is a priority queue and when would you use one?”

Investment Banking Analyst

Montreal, QC· Summer 2026

Accepted

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. 1.“What do you know about National Bank of Canada that made you apply?”
  2. 2.“What is beta and how is it used in a DCF?”
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