bcIMC Interview Questions

16 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (86%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.7
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (95%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

3.1
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (40%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at bcIMC

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Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2023
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Management
Location Victoria
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Asset Management
Location Victoria
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Equity Research
Location Victoria
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Quantitative Research
Location Victoria
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Equity Research
Location Victoria
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location Vancouver
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2021
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division N/A
Location Victoria
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Other
Location Vancouver
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Victoria
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Victoria
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult

Interview Questions & Answers - bcIMC Examples

Public Markets Interview Interview - Investment Management

Anonymous employee in Victoria
Interviewed: June 2023
Date Submitted: Jan 04, 2024
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Presentation
Personality Test
Interview
I had 2 rounds, first round consisted of behavioural mostly relating to my background + experiences, some accounting technicals and investing questions, and questions regarding a case they had you complete and submit prior to the interview. Second interview purely consisted of background questions again and asked me questions about my current internship that was also buyside equities.
Interview Questions
Very specific questions about my investing experience - asked me the name to name off every company I am familiar/have pitched before and to name the CEO of my favourite
Sample Answer

Equities Intern Interview - Asset Management

Anonymous employee in Victoria
Interviewed: June 2022
Date Submitted: Nov 23, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Interview
Started with a preliminary resume screening, selected candidates on given a company to do a 2 pager equity research report from a buyside standpoint. Everyone gets the same name and then have a few days to do it. Interview was based on the presentation and some basic finance questions
Interview Questions
there was a question specifically asking the name of the CEO for the case of the company, followed up with his career experiences.
Sample Answer

Public market intern Interview - Equity Research

Anonymous interview candidate in Victoria
Interviewed: June 2023
Date Submitted: Jun 20, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I applied online with resume and cover letter. Then scheduled a call with an associate and have to do a case study on Nike
Interview Questions
Walk through assumptions and thesis for the Nike case
10 dollar depreciation and three statement impacts
Sample Answer

Quantiative Equities Interview - Quantitative Research

Anonymous interview candidate in Victoria
Interviewed: February 2023
Date Submitted: Mar 08, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Take home assignment, where we do research on a group of stock and report findings on it. After, a one and a half group interview.
Interview Questions
Optimizing weights to minimize variance of portfolio
Sample Answer

Summer Intern Interview - Equity Research

Anonymous employee in Victoria
Interviewed: December 2020
Date Submitted: Jun 11, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Background Check
Interview
Interview included multiple rounds: a personla/behavioural intensive interview with some technical at the end, a case study to build a model and equity research report, and then a final round interview reviewing the test + additional technicals
Interview Questions
Mostly model related, less concerned about complexity of the model and more concerned with how you evaluate the company
Sample Answer

Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Vancouver
Interviewed: August 2020
Date Submitted: Oct 22, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Interview
Applied online through submitting resume and cover letter, as well as a few questions. Sent a company to build a stock report on (long/short). Interview was a panel interview where I was asked about my assumptions. Also some questions on my background.
Interview Questions
- Why did you have this assumption in your stock pitch?
- How does $10 increase in depreciation affect financial statements?
Sample Answer

intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Victoria
Interviewed: June 2021
Date Submitted: Jul 19, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
The interview process was very standard with a 1-on-1 interview scheduled after a screening email from hr.
Interview Questions
Accounting Questions - 3 statements
Valuation Questions - DCF, LBO
Sample Answer

Public Markets Intern Interview - Other

Anonymous interview candidate in Vancouver
Interviewed: October 2020
Date Submitted: Jun 18, 2021
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Skills Test
Interview
1. Submit resume, cover letter, and transcript to their online portal. A requirement is also to answer a few questions such as what books you read, a stock you're watching, and what you do outside of school and work.
2. They send you a public company to do a 2-page buy/sell recommendation on
3. Panel interview with analyst and a couple of managers. You walk through the write-up you did, and you get a few follow up questions
Interview Questions
- Why did you choose (this assumption) for your write-up?
- Walk through a $10 decrease in depreciation on the F/S
Sample Answer

Private Equity Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Victoria
Interviewed: October 2019
Date Submitted: Jun 06, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Interview
1st round phone call on basic behaviorals and technicals. 2nd round interview was an LBO case study. Final round interview was a presentation of your LBO model and buy recommendation. Expect to be grilled on your model and presentation.
Interview Questions
Build an LBO model and pitch deck in a span of a few hours, How do you calculate Free Cash Flow?
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in Victoria
Interviewed: April 2020
Date Submitted: Feb 27, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Did a networking call with two team members then received an email regarding scheduling a first round. After the first round a modelling test was issued. A superday with seniors wrapped up the process.
Interview Questions
1. You sell an asset with a book value of 400 million for 500 million in cash. Walk me through the impact on the 3 statements?
2. Company has 100 million in revenue, 50% EBITDA margin, and trading at 10x EBITDA. To increase the value of the company would you rather: increase units sold by 10%, unit price by 10%, or spend 5 million to reduce SG&A by 10 million?
3. Modelling test was a pretty rough LBO that I had 2 hours to complete
Sample Answer