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      Data Scientist Interview

      Jun 5, 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Toronto, ON
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at BMO Financial Group (Toronto, ON) in Jan 2018

      Interview

      Just some behaviour questions and some simple SQL and Python questions. The team manager doesn't have a technical background, but the team member will ask technical questions. The process is very smooth. Is contacted by phone.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      SQL questions
      Answer question

      Other Data Scientist Interview Reviews for BMO Financial Group

      Data Scientist Interview

      Jun 21, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Waterloo, ON
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at BMO Financial Group (Waterloo, ON) in Apr 2026

      Interview

      The interview lasted about 1.5 hours and was divided into three parts: ML and recommender systems questions, algorithm and SQL. The questions were medium but the interviewer was friendly and gave enough time to think through the questions.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Familiarity with recommender systems and their underlying concepts.
      Answer question

      Data Scientist Interview

      Mar 27, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at BMO Financial Group in Mar 2024

      Interview

      There are three rounds, including a data analysis project, and two rounds virtually with team members, questions including stat, machine learning, math and programming, candidate must have relevant experience in data science.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Explain the process of building a decision tree?
      Answer question

      Data Scientist Interview

      Oct 17, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at BMO Financial Group

      Interview

      The interview process started with a 30 minute recruiter screen, followed by a technical screening asking SQL and Python questions, followed by a team interview asking a combination of behavioural and technical ML questions.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Write a function that takes in a number n and outputs the nth term of the Fibonacci sequence (Python coding question)
      Answer question

      BMO Financial Group interviews FAQs

      • Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at BMO Financial Group with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at BMO Financial Group overall takes an average of 23 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at BMO Financial Group as a Data Scientist according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Group panel interview:  25%

        Background check:  13%

        Phone interview:  13%

        Drug test:  13%

        Presentation:  13%

        One on one interview:  13%

        Skills test:  13%

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