Canada SA 2013

Hey everybody,
I know there are a dew Canadians here and I wanted to create a thread so we can track how SA recruiting is progressing. Here are the deadlines I know of:

S&T: Deadlines
CIBC S&T: Jan 3rd
BMO S&T: Jan 7th
TD S&T: Jan 7th
RBC S&T: Jan 9th
Scotiabank S&T: Jan 9th

IBD: Deadlines
Scotiabank IBD: Jan 9th
RBC IBD: Jan 8th
TD IBD: Jan 7th
CIBC IBD: Jan 7th

Here are all the dates I have.
Has anybody heard back from any of the banks?
Do you know if first rounds have already taken place?

Cheers!

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blueskye:
So basically since I didn't hear from anyone for IBD SA this week then I've likely been dinged in all of them? Unbelievable...
Same here but for S&T... Can't believe that I didn't get a single interview... But I guess you only need one!
 

Honestly I think it depends on the firm. Last year I interviewed at CIBC and didnt get a rejection email back. On top of that they were two hours late for the interview in the first place.

 

Finally decided to join.

Anyways, I had my first round interview on Monday afternoon at RBC Plaza. They said at the end of the interview that I should hear back from them next week and that Superday was on Friday. They also said that Superday lasts for 1 hr 30 mins to 2 hours.

Low and behold I didnt get a call today and I know somebody who did so I am guessing I wasnt good enough. To those who also applied good luck.

 
Powa23:
Is this for IBD or S&T? Ah I wish they just notify us when we're rejected rather than making us wait.
Personally, my interview was for IBD, Lol i was so busy with co-op and considered RBC IBD boom or bust. Didnt bother applying to the rest. Shouldve considered Merrill Lynch though
 

how did you all feel about your interviews though?

when you get rejected it always makes you wonder how talented the successful applicants are during their interviews

 

Got my RBC IB reject call today. Basically I was told that I did very well presenting myself and thinking through questions but my DCF valuation answer wasnt as in depth as those at targets and he said this was a trend he noticed with McMaster students. Note to all my highschoolers surveying...DO NOT GO TO MAC.

It is a shame that a ignorant decision made at age 17 can have such a large impact on your life. Transferring to Queens or Ivey next year hopefully.

 

Did you actually study the guides, text books on M&A and valuations and read every source out there? Did you meet alumni and get mock interviews? No? Then I'm afraid you're to blame McMaster is a shit school where dreams go to die, I agree. However, I know a few who got into banking from Mac over the years, including one last summer, and they all hustled real hard and took things into their own hands. Moving to Ivey is not a bad idea, and you should probably do it. But remember that at the end of the day, you should have and could have hustled harder.

 

For instance based on what I see in the forums about how to answer the DCF well I would say my answer was more than definitely enough if not more. Shit maybe its cause I'm black lol.

Then again when they asked a follow up question about switching that to equity valuation or something i kinda fumbled. So maybe thats what they meant. shrug It's over ...until next time.

 
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I don't know him personally, but I know of him. I'm sure he would be able to tell you better than I would since he is from your school. Did you contact him? Big mistake if you didn't. A great answer would be descriptive and would start with the assumptions ->financial projections including NWC items->calculate unlevered FCF, 5 years (insert FCF formula) - > calculate terminal value using either multiples method or gordon growth method and mention both and how to do this -> calculate WACC and find the NPV of both iterms and that's your EV. To get Equity value you merely Take EV, add back cash and take out debt.

 
CNB90:
I don't know him personally, but I know of him. I'm sure he would be able to tell you better than I would since he is from your school. Did you contact him? Big mistake if you didn't. A great answer would be descriptive and would start with the assumptions ->financial projections including NWC items->calculate unlevered FCF, 5 years (insert FCF formula) - > calculate terminal value using either multiples method or gordon growth method and mention both and how to do this -> calculate WACC and find the NPV of both iterms and that's your EV. To get Equity value you merely Take EV, add back cash and take out debt.
you got it. i answered the DCF by saying exactly that. and adding a little more. but the Equity value question I didnt understand at first. Overall it was a good experience.

As far as Ivey or Queens is concerned I still prefer to transfer even though I'd enter my last year. The thing with Mac i feel is that the school's career services wont do anything for you to be sucessful not in Finance specifically but in general. I want to go to Ivey or queens because they have a lot more breadth. If you dont make IB, perhaps you can fall amongst the stars and still go for some Corp Finance roles, Consulting or even Investment Mgmt you know? It's not strictly boom or bust.

 

Prospective monkey here who will be going through the process next year. Do you guys mind sharing what type of GPA/Experience that Canadians should aim for to be a competitive applicants (to get interviews)?

I've seen numerous amount of posts and know what gpa and ec to have in general, but I am just curious what canadian banks' standards are. Thanks!

 

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