I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BMO Financial Group in Apr 2010
Interview
Work Culture - People like to pass on blame. The T&O department is laid back and not as fast as other banks in Toronto or the USA.
Interview was a 1 hr discussion of my strengths, weakness and 1 case question about how will you assess the cost of a new product development for the bank.
I applied online. I interviewed at BMO Financial Group
Interview
3 step Process-
1 with recruiter or HR and 2 with hiring manager. Previously it was only 1 interview but now sometimes they ask the candidate to present business case
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What skills do you have as a BA?
How do you do stakeholder management?
What do you do when you do not have stakeholder engagement or buy-in?
Have you ever prepared training materials for team members
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at BMO Financial Group (Toronto, ON)
Interview
I met with a Program Manager and Director, the questions were related to the project and working relationship with previous project managers. Interview was virtual(Microsoft Teams) and it lasted for less than 30 minutes
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about yourself Tell us about your experience about a project detailed on my resume Tell us what you'd like most working with a project manager Tell us what you won't like working with a project manager
I applied online. I interviewed at BMO Financial Group (Chicago, IL) in Mar 2019
Interview
Straight forward.
Few step process, from phone interview to in person.
Skills exercise is part of interviewing process as well, to measure technical/rhetorical capabilities.
Process doesn't take very long from start to finish.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about a difficult workplace situation. How did you approach it?
Senior Business Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at BMO Financial Group with 2.5 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 Senior Business Analyst roles take an average of 14 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 Senior Business Analyst according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Phone interview: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Drug test: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Presentation: 11%
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