CIBC World Markets Interview Questions

197 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (91%)

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 (97%)

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 (74%)

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 CIBC World Markets

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Job Title
Group/Division
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Experience
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Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2021
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division N/A
Location Calgary
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2021
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Toronto
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
2nd Year Analyst
Year 2020
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Calgary
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Assistant Vice President
Year 2018
Job Title Assistant Vice President
Group/Division Corporate Banking
Location Toronto
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2020
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Toronto
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2018
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Corporate Banking
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Very Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - CIBC World Markets Examples

INTERN Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Montreal
Interviewed: August 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Interview
First Round interview with 2 associates. Behavioral and technical questions for 30 minutes, were kind and patient.
Interview Questions
Explain Bad GPA

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto
Interviewed: June 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Very smooth process,
30 min quick call call asking about my interest in CIBC and experiences
Did not hear back after about a second round
Interview Questions
Why do you want to work at cibc

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Toronto
Interviewed: May 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Group Interview
Interview
First round with 2 associates consisting of primarily technicals with the second round having the ED who ran the interview which was solely behavioural
Interview Questions
Questions were all very fair and pretty easy and directly from WSO guides

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto
Interviewed: June 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Group Interview
Interview
Received invitation from online application. Interview was average difficulty, typical questions from the BWIS 400 guide.
Interview Questions
If you could be a fruit, what would you be?

Corporate Banking SA Interview - Corporate Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Montreal
Interviewed: May 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Interview
1 round - 30 min, 100% behavioural with most members of the team. Gauged interest, motivations. Explained past experiences, analysis experience, extracurriculars, time management.
Interview Questions
What can you bring to the firm?

Summer Analyst Interview - Corporate Banking

Anonymous employee in Toronto
Interviewed: April 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Group Interview
Interview
Applied, got an email asking for a time, interviewed with 2 associates then 2 directors, then got a call 4 days later
Interview Questions
What would you do if you notice your manager makes a mistake in front of a client

Analyst Interview - Trading

Anonymous employee in toronto
Interviewed: June 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Overall a smooth interview process. 1 interview which covered your typical situational, personal, and market focused questions.
Interview Questions
What are your projections on rates over the foresable future and how do you see that impacting credit markets.

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Calgary
Interviewed: March 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
Went in for round 1 of interviews - two 30-minute meetings each in a different banking group and was asked technical/industry questions
Interview Questions
Technical questions relating to working capital

DCM Analyst Interview - Debt Capital Markets

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: December 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Initial interview with group MD and an analyst followed by a second round and superday interviews. Mix of technical and behavioral questions.
Interview Questions
Questions about fixed income markets and state of economy

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Vancouver
Interviewed: July 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
I interviewed for the Vancouver office. As a rule of thumb, firms in Vancouver prefer to hire candidates who have a connection to the city. I go to a target school within Vancouver and CIBC will host an information session at my school. In order to get the interview I spoke with a few juniors at the firm and was able to slip into the process. The first round was composed entirely of technicals with the only behavioural questions consisting of why this particular bank and the reason you want to work in Vancouver. Because the interview is an hour, I received questions across the entire spectrum, including accounting, valuation, LBO, enterprise and equity value, M&A, etc. However, I was not asked any restructuring. The questions were straight out of the guide with a few questions in the advanced portions of the guide. Nonetheless, if you review the BIWS400 questions, you will be fine. The first round is conducted by multiple juniors interviewing you simultaneously. After the first round, it's a final round (~2 hours) which consists of multiple interviews with select seniors across the office. It's primarily behavioural but expect to be asking basic questions relating to metals and mining as a majority of the deals which flow through Vancouver are related to metals and mining. The CIBC Vancouver office only takes one intern per summer but that's also the case with the other Canadian banks in Vancouver except select firms which take on two interns.
Interview Questions
As stated in the prior step, the questions were straight out of the guide with perhaps a small handful of questions from the advanced portion of the guide. The only question which threw me off was related to the treasury stock method where I was given numbers and asked to conduct the method. I do not recall the exact numbers but I overlooked this portion in the guide and was caught off guard when asked about this in the interview. To shed light on the questions being right from the guide, the accounting question I was asked to give an example was a single-step accounting question inquiring about a sale of an asset ($100 sale, book value of $120, 40% tax rate).