Investment Banking Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at BMO Financial Group with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Investment Banking Analyst roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Investment Banking Analyst according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 43%
Phone interview: 29%
Skills test: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at BMO Financial Group (Chicago, IL)
Interview
Applied online. Had a phone interview with HR. All of the questions were about my experiences and why this job and why BMO. Then had a super day where I met with 5 current analyst or associates. Lots of technical questions about valuations and financial statements. Also behavior and fit questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If payment-in-kind depreciations changes how does it affect each finical statement?
I interviewed at BMO Financial Group (New York, NY)
Interview
First round was fairly easy and straight forward final round was PE question heavy, but still pretty easy. No Paper LBO, no merger math. Some weird Behavioral scenarios in both first round and final round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Pros and Cons of a seller selling to Strategic Acquisitioner or PE firm
I interviewed at BMO Financial Group (Vancouver, BC)
Interview
Virtual Interview with existing team members - associates followed by seniors in later rounds. Technical heavy with some questions on behaviourals. Overall a pretty standard process for IB interviews. Nothing additional to share
I interviewed at BMO Financial Group (New York, NY)
Interview
Fair interview for the job - I thought the questions they asked were reasonable and typical of what you would consider a standard interview to entail. Typical length as well.