30 min with a VP and associate, brought up recent Scotiabank news and I mentioned their expansion into US wealth management then behavioral about working under pressure.
Questions Asked
1.“What's happening in the markets or deal flow right now that you've been following?”
2.“Tell me about a recent financial news story that caught your attention and why.”
Software Developer
Ottawa, ON
Summer 2026No Offer
Carleton University · Computer Science
2nd year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 0 past internships
Easy Interview
TechnicalPre-recordedVirtual
One way virtual interview then live with HR and two managers STAR behavioral and learning something new and situational scenarios plus questions about Scotiabank's core values
Questions Asked
1.“Whats the difference between encoding, encryption and hashing?”
2.“Tell me about a time you improved developer tooling or build speed for your team”
Security Analyst
Toronto, ON
Fall 2025Accepted
Carleton University · Computer Science
4th year · 2 past internships
Average Interview
TechnicalBehavioralVirtualMultiple rounds
Panel with two members of the cyber security team. Questions on vulnerability management and a hypothetical about responding to a phishing campaign. Also behavioral covering communicating security risk to non technical stakeholders
Questions Asked
1.“Explain what privilege escalation is in the context of a cyberattack”
2.“Describe a time you helped improve an organization's overall security posture”
3.“Walk me through how you'd respond to a suspected security incident”
Business Analyst
Richmond, BC
Fall 2025Accepted
University of British Columbia · Commerce
4th year · 3.7+ GPA · 3 past internships
Average Interview
Multiple roundsBehavioralSlow processVirtual
Four rounds felt like a lot, phone screen then behavioral then technical with senior analyst, SQL and gap analysis questions, then final with a VP that was mostly about why Scotiabank and if I understood their values
Questions Asked
1.“Whats the difference between as-is and to-be process documentation?”
2.“Explain what UAT (user acceptance testing) is and who owns it”
Investment Banking Analyst
Toronto, ON
Winter 2025No Offer
Queen's University · Commerce
3rd year · 3.7+ GPA · 2 past internships
Easy Interview
Multiple roundsTechnicalStressfulIn-Person
Manager interview was mostly scenario based behavioural stuff and projects. easy dubs
Questions Asked
1.“Whats the difference between equity value and book value?”
Data Analyst
St. John's, NL
Summer 2026No Offer
Memorial University of Newfoundland · Computer Science
3rd year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 1 past internship
Average Interview
TechnicalVirtualMultiple rounds
SQL and Python technical round. Made it to finals then didn't make it through with zero feedback.
Questions Asked
1.“How do you detect and handle data quality issues before publishing a report?”
Investment Banking Analyst
Toronto, ON
Summer 2026No Offer
University of British Columbia · Commerce
Alumni · 2.1-2.4 GPA · 4+ past internships
Hard Interview
Multiple roundsTechnicalStressful
PLUM test then hireVue. Technical on capitalizing vs expensing. Final panel grilled me on mining sector deals
Questions Asked
1.“Whats the difference between accretive and dilutive M&A”
Branch Projects
Winter 2023Accepted
Toronto Metropolitan University · Entrepreneurship
First HR meeting was basic and straightforward. The next step involved a case-style discussion around branch operations and problem-solving. The final interview was with managers from the retail banking team. 7/10 difficulty. Fast thinking, past experiences in school, and finance knowledge is imperative.
Data Analyst
Montreal, QC
Summer 2025No Offer
McGill University · Commerce
2nd year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 0 past internships
Hard Interview
TechnicalVirtual
Quick screen was quick then had this panel format interview with managers where they drilled on SQL and Python. Handling large datasets came up and the behavioral round after was fine but the technical round seems to be the one that matters most
Questions Asked
1.“Explain what a pivot query does and write an example”
Financial Analyst
Toronto, ON
Summer 2026Accepted
University of Toronto · Economics
3rd year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 3 past internships
Easy Interview
BehavioralVirtual
The coffee chat was lowkey an assessment, heads up. One interview after that covering my background, global markets knowledge and some commodity price questions. About 2.5 weeks total.
Questions Asked
1.“Whats the difference between a trailing and a forward P/E multiple?”
2.“Explain the difference between a direct and indirect cash flow statement.”
Investment Banking Analyst
Toronto, ON
Summer 2025Accepted
University of Calgary · Actuarial Science
3rd year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 1 past internship
Hard Interview
Fast processBehavioralVirtual
Phone screen then coffee chat with other candidates then panel interview then superday. The coffee chat is supposed to be casual but you can tell they're evaluating you the whole time. Panel was 2 on 1 and got into technical stuff right away, EPS calculation and accretion/dilution. Superday with MDs was intense lots of mental math and they wanted my views on where energy markets are heading. Studied LBOs hard and it paid off because they had me walk through one
Questions Asked
1.“What is a merger model and what synergies would you typically analyze?”
2.“What factors would cause a company's P/E multiple to expand?”
Product Analyst
Summer 2026Accepted
University of Toronto · Business and Computer Science
5th year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 3 past internships
EasyBehavioral
Plum test online then one round with hiring manager asked about situations where some KPI dropped 15% and how you would go about finding out why then super easy SQL to filter out the business kids
Data Analyst
Winter 2025Accepted
Toronto Metropolitan University · Business Technology Management
1st year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 1 past internship
Multiple roundsResume ReviewVirtual
first round interview is a group interview with other candidates and a campus recruiter. Next round is with the managers of the team you are going to be placed in
Tranfers Administrator
Summer 2024Accepted
Wilfrid Laurier University · Business Administration
Alumni · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 2 past internships
EasyVirtualBehavioralFast processConversational
It was a very easy process. All behavioural questions, only one round and a virtual interview. The interviewer was very conversational and made it a less stressful environment right away. Heard back fairly quickly