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?”
CIBC
Risk Analyst
Waterloo, ON
Winter 2026No Offer
University of Waterloo · Accounting and Financial Management
3rd year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 1 past internship
Easy Interview
BehavioralMultiple roundsVirtual
Recruiter screen then a 30 min interview. Didn't get it two days later.
Questions Asked
1.“Whats the difference between systematic and idiosyncratic risk?”
2.“Describe a time you had to escalate a concern about an emerging risk”
TD
Risk Analyst
Halifax, NS
Winter 2026No Offer
Dalhousie University · Commerce
3rd year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 1 past internship
Average Interview
BehavioralMultiple roundsVirtual
First they make you do a 160 question personality assessment before the first call which takes forever. HR screen after that then a panel with a risk manager and someone from a business line, questions on regulatory knowledge and a credit event scenario
Questions Asked
1.“Explain the difference between market risk credit risk and operational risk”
RBC
Risk Analyst
Toronto, ON
Summer 2026No Offer
University of Toronto · Economics
2nd year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 0 past internships
Easy Interview
TechnicalVirtual
Recruiter screen was easy talked about projects mostly nothing too hard
Questions Asked
1.“Tell me about a time you identified a risk that others hadn't noticed.”
2.“How do you prioritize risk issues when multiple things surface at once?”
KPMG
Risk Analyst
Waterloo, ON
Fall 2025No Offer
University of Waterloo · Accounting and Financial Management
3rd year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 1 past internship
Average Interview
BehavioralVirtualMultiple rounds
Wasn't expecting Python on top of SQL and the mini case. Got through to the final round but didn't make it through after that.
Questions Asked
1.“Tell me about a complex risk problem you worked through analytically”
Citi
Risk Analyst
New York, NY
Fall 2025Accepted
University of Calgary · Economics
3rd year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 3 past internships
Average Interview
TechnicalBehavioralMultiple roundsVirtual
Basel III came up so study that. Behavioral first, then credit risk concepts. Got a scenario question on a deteriorating client
Questions Asked
1.“Explain model risk and how it's managed”
2.“Tell me about a time you had to make a recommendation without all the data you wanted”
OSFI
Risk Analyst
Ottawa, ON
Winter 2026No Offer
Carleton University · Economics
4th year · 2.1-2.4 GPA · 2 past internships
Average Interview
BehavioralTechnicalMultiple roundsStressful
Hour long panel interview. Behavioral plus questions on Canadian financial system risks. STAR format. No offer
Questions Asked
1.“What is the liquidity coverage ratio?”
OSFI
Risk Analyst
Ottawa, ON
Winter 2026Accepted
Queen's University · Commerce
4th year · 3.7+ GPA · 2 past internships
Easy Interview
BehavioralVirtualFast process
OA was 10 multiple choice questions. HR round was projects and why fintech. Whole thing took maybe 5 days total
Questions Asked
1.“What is wrong-way risk in the context of derivatives?”
Marsh McLennan
Risk Analyst
Fall 2025No Offer
Wilfrid Laurier University · Data Science
3rd year · 3.7+ GPA · 2 past internships
BehavioralIn-Person
The interviewer asked about my interests, if I would be willing to take the SOA or CAS exams in the future. They asked a lot about projects that were on my resume and like to ask a lot of follow up questions. From what I know you were required to stay in the office until Dec 24 since its a very busy time for them
Marsh McLennan
Risk Analyst
Ottawa, ON
Summer 2026Accepted
University of Ottawa · Commerce
5th year · 3 past internships
Easy Interview
Pre-recordedBehavioralMultiple roundsVirtual
Felt like a conversation more than an interview. Two pleasant interviewers asked about my experience and interest in brokerage. About two weeks total
Questions Asked
1.“What is an interest rate swap and what risks does it introduce?”
TD
Risk Analyst
Kitchener, ON
Fall 2025Declined Offer
University of Waterloo · Mathematical Finance
4th year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 2 past internships
Average Interview
BehavioralMultiple rounds
The 160 question personality test they make you do before anything else even happens is wild, then had an HR chat and an interview with a floor manager and credit manager together. Questions about emerging trends in banking and whether I see compliance as a long term career, felt like they were testing if I'd stick around
Questions Asked
1.“Describe a time you had to balance risk management with business growth objectives”
PSP Investments
Risk Analyst
Montreal, QC
Fall 2025No Offer
McGill University · Economics
3rd year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 1 past internship
Average Interview
BehavioralTechnicalMultiple roundsVirtual
Friendly interviewers, good experience even without the offer. Quick HR call then team round covered risk management concepts and gave me a scenario about a real estate portfolio under stress conditions, what risk metrics I'd monitor. I knew VaR and CVaR but some of the real estate specific risk language was unfamiliar. Montreal office
Questions Asked
1.“Describe a time you had to make a recommendation with imperfect information”
EY
Risk Analyst
Toronto, ON
Fall 2025No Offer
University of Waterloo · Accounting and Financial Management
3rd year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 1 past internship
Easy Interview
BehavioralVirtualMultiple rounds
Two person panel caught me off guard.My answer wasn't structured enough, didn't move forward
Questions Asked
1.“How does Basel III affect a bank's capital requirements”
2.“What is a credit rating and how do rating agencies assign them?”