Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (18%)

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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.

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Interview Difficulty (62%)

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.

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% Interns - FT Offers (83%)

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 Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board

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Interview Questions & Answers - Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board Examples

Investments Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto
Interviewed: January 2020
Date Submitted: Oct 19, 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Typical behaviourals such as tell me about yourself, why CPP, etc... Moves onto typical technicals with a buy-side focus, as well as a stock pitch (make sure to have one long and one short). Overall process was 2 rounds, but have heard from friends that it is sometimes 3 rounds.
Interview Questions
- How do you get from EBITDA to FCF
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst - CPPIB - Toronto - September 2016 Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto
Interviewed: September 2016
Date Submitted: Oct 17, 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Interview
Started with first round at the head office. Found out the day of if you made it to superday or not.
Interview Questions
1) Pitch me a stock and follow up questions associated
Follow up questions were regarding the risk of the industry and valuations of the stock
2) Tell me about a recent deal that CPPIB recently did. For example, list the name of the deal, financial sponsors, and the size of the deal.
3) Tell me about a deal on your resume that you did. A recent deal on your resume might be asked if there were transaction experience listed, general macroeconomic overview of the industry of the deal and what was your role in your deal. , 1) Pitch me a stock and follow up questions associated
Follow up questions were regarding the risk of the industry and valuations of the stock
2) Tell me about a recent deal that CPPIB recently did. For example, list the name of the deal, financial sponsors, and the size of the deal.
3) Tell me about a deal on your resume that you did. A recent deal on your resume might be asked if there were transaction experience listed, general macroeconomic overview of the industry of the deal and what was your role in your deal.
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