Burgundy Asset Management Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (87%)

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.

3.8
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (90%)

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.

2.8
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at Burgundy Asset Management

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Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Toronto
Experience
Very Negative
Difficulty
Very Easy
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Toronto
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Toronto
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Toronto
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Toronto
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Toronto
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Toronto
Experience
Very Negative
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location Toronto
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Toronto
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Toronto
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Burgundy Asset Management Examples

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto
Interviewed: December 2022
Date Submitted: Dec 20, 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Interview
First stage is a standard HireVue virtual interview. Less than 10 questions, 1-2 of them technicals. Second stage is 1-on-1 interviews. Superday for 2021 internships consisted of 5 back-to-back interviews with VPs of the firm, each testing a different skillset. One of the interviews consisted of entirely math questions for which I could not use a calculator (pen and paper was allowed for some of the questions).

After the superday, offers are sent out within a week.
Interview Questions
You have 2 balance sheets from the start and end of the year. How do you calculate EBITDA? (Round 1)
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto
Interviewed: November 2022
Date Submitted: Nov 26, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Interview
When you first apply online you take what seems to be a personality assessment. From that point they will send you an email to continue the process which is another phone call. The phone call is around 45 minutes and is straight questions asking you about your personality. After I was told on the spot that I made it to the next phone interview round.
Interview Questions
What are three products you used today? Tell me about each company’s business model and if you would invest and why (Round 1)
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Summer Associate Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto
Interviewed: September 2022
Date Submitted: Sep 06, 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Interview
Online application, and went through 2 rounds of psychometric tests before HR contacted me for final round of interview at the office. The interview was 2 on 1, with the manager and a senior associate. The questions were mainly directed towards my job scope at my current internship, followed by a few simple technical questions.
Interview Questions
If a management team wanted to temporarily boost FCF, what are five things they could do? (Round 1)
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Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto
Interviewed: November 2021
Date Submitted: Nov 03, 2021
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
3-4 months
Application
Interview
First was a PI assessment which tested my technical skills and how well I could think under time, then secondly i had a hiervue which asked 7 questions, 2 minutes, no retakes which is their first round.
Interview Questions
How would you explain Amazon’s AWS to a nottechsavvy person (Round 1)
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Summer Associate Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Toronto
Interviewed: July 2021
Date Submitted: Jul 27, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Interview
I went to Russell building several times to meet with sales head, client executive, hiring manager and other associates. The questions were not particularly hard. If you know your resume, your achievements, and why you want to be here. During many convos with other associates after I was hired, we talked about how sales head likes to throw random questions to assess your personality. There is no right or wrong tho.
Interview Questions
What’s a company with low ROA but high ROE? (Round 1)
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Summer Associate Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Toronto
Interviewed: June 2021
Date Submitted: Jun 20, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Interview
First round consisted of the McKinsey Problem Solving Test.
Second round consisted of 2 1-1 case and behavioural interviews with partners of the firm
Third (Final) round consisted of 3 more 1-1 case and behavioural interviews with different partners of the firm.

I would advise applicants to not overlook the importance of the behavioural portion of the interview. I was told many candidates are failed because of this.
Interview Questions
What’s the difference between ROE and ROIC? (Round 1)
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto
Interviewed: May 2021
Date Submitted: May 14, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Interview
The first stage was a chat with HR about my CV and a scheduling of a first round phone interview.Had an interview a couple of weeks later with three other people on the GIR team
Interview Questions
Name a company you admire. If I make you CEO of that company, what three changes would you make in your first 100 days (Round 1)
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Investment Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto
Interviewed: April 2021
Date Submitted: Apr 13, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Group Interview
Other
Interview
They gave a case study on an emerging markets business, and asked for specific information re competitive advantages, endmarkets, etc. Finally our recommendation. I then had an interview with a few members of the investment team + the head of HR, mostly going over the case.
Interview Questions
They asked a very intricate end market estimation problem that I didn't prepare for
Sample Answer

Summer Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto
Interviewed: October 2019
Date Submitted: Oct 11, 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
In the application you must complete a 1500 word report on why you should not invest in a certain company that they give you almost three weeks before the deadline. After submitting, I was contacted a week later for a phone interview. The questions asked were more unconventional. They really try to test your business thinking rather than just answers from the guides. Only basic accounting knowledge is required. Also asked some questions about your report like your thought process, what surprised you, whether or not you would choose to invest in the company if you were not asked to write about why not to invest.
Interview Questions
An unexpected question was: what would you go to the ends of the earth for? assuming you had all of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Toronto
Interviewed: April 2020
Date Submitted: Apr 16, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
3-4 months
Application
Interview
First round all about whether or not you sweat under pressure. Second round all about quantitative case studies.
Interview Questions
Would you rather own a hotel or Expedia? (Round 1)
Sample Answer