Canalyst Interview Questions

7 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (68%)

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.

3.4
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Interview Difficulty (96%)

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.

3.4
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% 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 Canalyst

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Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Vancouver
Experience
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Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location Vancouver
Experience
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Difficulty
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Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Equity Research
Location Vancouver
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
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1st Year Associate
Year 2020
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Generalist
Location Vancouver
Experience
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Difficulty
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Research Analyst
Year 2018
Job Title Research Analyst
Group/Division Equity Research
Location Vancouver
Experience
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Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Equity Capital Markets
Location Vancouver
Experience
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Year 2016
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Equity Research
Location Vancouver
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Canalyst Examples

Equity Research Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Vancouver
Interviewed: October 2020
Date Submitted: Feb 15, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
- one on one interview. Tell me about yourself, why equity research, why Canalyst, technicals on how change in depreciation etc would effect three statements and how to value a company with a comparable company. Very helpful in guiding you if you get lost.
Interview Questions
- Explain valuation multiples (P/E), (Enterprise Value), (Equity Value) etc., How will depreciation affect the three statements, How will the write-down of an asset affect the three statements
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Equity Research Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Vancouver
Interviewed: October 2018
Date Submitted: Feb 03, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Interview
Video interview with 2 Associates. The interview lasted for about 1 hour, with roughly 80% of time being allocated to technical questions.
Interview Questions
Got asked questions related to the lumber industry
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Equity Research Intern Interview - Equity Research

Anonymous employee in Vancouver
Interviewed: September 2021
Date Submitted: May 25, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
1st Round was all Technicals ( Most of it was BWS guide, lots of accounting questions, each question was built on the previous one, asked about ratios)
2nd round was all Behavourials ( Tell me about yourself, Why Canalyst, Why equity research)
Interview Questions
Technical was the most unexpected part of the interview
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Equity Research Associate Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Vancouver
Interviewed: July 2020
Date Submitted: Jul 23, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Typical ER interview. Was asked 2-3 accounting and valuation questions, walk me through three statements if you bought equipment etc.. then some questions on economics and relative interest rates and exchange rates. Also gave some info on a companies costs/expenses and revenues and asked what companies EBITDA and GP is. Interview was all technical. Moving forward to second round with and HR member and an analyst.
Interview Questions
I would say the most difficult part about the interview was all the technical questions. It was all technical for about an hour with an analyst on the team. You must study BIWS or WSO IB and ER wuestions. Heavily based on accounting probably spent about half hour on the accounting and valuation questions. The last 20 minutes were spent on the economics question for the relative interest rates and some questions I had for the analyst. Wasnt expecting any economics as it is more broad so I was a little unprepared for that, but if you have a firm grasp on that modelling and the generic banking questions should do great.
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Equity Research Analyst Interview - Equity Research

Anonymous interview candidate in Vancouver
Interviewed: June 2018
Date Submitted: Jun 25, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
The interview process was through my school's coop program. It was a video interview, great interviewer and great company. The questions had many accounting related ones and a brainteaser.
Interview Questions
They asked me about impairment losses regarding a South American copper mine and how they affect the three different financial statements. This was pretty simple if you're in tune with your accounting skills and know your stuff. They also asked a question about the South American mining industry and how it would be affected by certain things in the microeconomic and macroeconomic environment. This was an unusual industry so be prepared for random industries. General knowledge about macroeconomic factors that affect all industries would be good to know.
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Summer analyst Interview - Equity Capital Markets

Anonymous interview candidate in Vancouver
Interviewed: February 2018
Date Submitted: Feb 15, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Starting with behaviour questions like walk me through your resume. Then mainly the questions are technical.
Interview Questions
If the us government 10 year bond yield rate goes up what will that change the commodity market for lumber in Canada. The questions are mainly focused on commodity market instead of equity. However, the main business of the company is equity research. The questions are extremely difficult. Then they altered condition of that question to be what if the US inter bank offer rate goes up, how does that will affect the commodity market. How dose that effect the lumber company in Canada, form its financial perspective.
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Equity Research Associate Interview - Equity Research

Anonymous employee in Vancouver
Interviewed: January 2016
Date Submitted: Sep 13, 2017
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
1) Phone interview with HR. Standard why ER
2) Technical with Head of Equities
3) Final round with CEO
Interview Questions
Showed me a redacted model created from F/S. Had me guess which industry it was from and paint a picture based on the numbers of what was going on with the company.

Pitch me a stock.
Pitch me another stock.

Several macroeconomics questions. Such as what affects the price of lumber and what impacts does that have across the economy?



Then a lot of standard ER interview questions like between these two companies which one would you invest in? (They gave some summary stats on the two.)

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