Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec Interview Questions

7 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (92%)

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.

4.2
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Interview Difficulty (82%)

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
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  • Difficult
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% Interns - FT Offers (69%)

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 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

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Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Hedge Fund
Location Montréal
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location Montreal
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
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Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Montreal
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Difficulty
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Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Montreal
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
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Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Montreal
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
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Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Montreal
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
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Year 2015
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Real Estate
Location Paris
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec Examples

Quant Intern Interview - Hedge Fund

Anonymous interview candidate in Montréal
Interviewed: July 2021
Date Submitted: Oct 03, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
HR calls to inform about the 1st round interview.

1st round is 1 on 1 with the director of the team, mostly personnality and few technicals

After, coding take home assignement with 3 opening day to work on. It was python with 6 questions to analyse few time-series dataset


Networking with the director prior to the RH screening probably help, but we must go through their HR platform to apply
Interview Questions
How would you evaluate hidden factor contribution for a time-series according to samples of each factor market performance?
Sample Answer

Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Montreal
Interviewed: May 2021
Date Submitted: Jul 06, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
I applied online, after that I got an hireview interview. After that it was an interview with 2 analyst and a final interview with a MD
Interview Questions
To explain the risk of a compagnie they had in their portfolio
Sample Answer

Intern (dpe) Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in Montreal
Interviewed: September 2022
Date Submitted: Sep 19, 2022
Outcome
Declined 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
Interview
First round is basically like a hireview. Then, second round are the technicals. Third round a case/presentation. And, last round is a interview with the MD. Interview process is all in French for QC DPE Team.
Interview Questions
Standard 400 IB, but they really grill you on the case so know everything about it.
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Montreal
Interviewed: April 2021
Date Submitted: Jul 10, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Background Check
Interview
1st round was a hirevue with basic behavioural questions (why PE, why CDPQ, strengths and weaknesses, etc.). Then, I was given a case study where I had to present an investment opportunity to two associates. After, I met with two senior members and had a mix of behavioral and technicals. The final round was surprisingly technical heavy despite being senior bankers, but nothing extraordinarily difficult to answer.
Interview Questions
Walk me through a paper LBO, Do you think BETA is a good metric to use in the cost of equity calculation?
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Montreal
Interviewed: February 2020
Date Submitted: May 29, 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I applied through the application portal of my school and was contacted by a recruiter after 2 months
Interview Questions
No questions were specifically difficult, the recruiter was simply looking to understand my background and what my past experiences are. A lot of questions were about my past internships and how the work I did could be applied during my internship at the firm. The recruiter also asked about how I could with specific situations such as time conflicts and priorities during the internship. I was also asked about specific hard skills like excel and financial analysis on a very high level, simply to see if I know what the position is about and if I would be comfortable conducting the tasks.
Sample Answer

Ivanhoé Cambridge Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous employee in Paris
Interviewed: April 2015
Date Submitted: Nov 11, 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Quite easy process, phone interview with HR, meeting with HR and Operational, final meeting with the European CEO
No technical question, mainly fit
Interview Questions
Fit question : do I have any brothers and sisters ? If yes, how was I dealing with them? And what was the year difference age ?
Sample Answer