GMP Securities Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (48%)

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.

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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.

3.1
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  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (94%)

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.

3.3
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  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at GMP Securities

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Year 2018
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
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Difficulty
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Year 2016
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Toronto
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Year 2013
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
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Location Sydney
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Year 2012
Job Title Intern
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Location Amsterdam
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Interview Questions & Answers - GMP Securities Examples

Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Calgary
Interviewed: September 2018
Date Submitted: Sep 15, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
An intern analyst emailed me to schedule a phone interview 3 weeks after I applied through school's career center. Interviewer was the director for energy investment banking. Asked many questions regarding valuation methods for energy companies and macroeconomic trends in the energy sector. One of the most technical interview I've ever had.
Interview Questions
Walk me through the NAV model.
What are the trends of oil price and the oil&gas industry right now?
Tell me about a recent deal in the energy sector? What is the rationale of the deal? How do you see the deal? Tell me everything you know about this deal.
What are some ratios that are unique in energy sector valuation?
List the factors you would consider when choosing companies to form a comparable company group.
Interviewer saw travelling as a hobby on my resume, so he asked where did I travel recently.
Sample Answer

Investment banking analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto
Interviewed: 2016
Date Submitted: Nov 24, 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I got in thru cold-emailing and networking. First got a phone call from the director of operation and then invited for an in-person interview with 3 ppl in the team.
Interview Questions
Phone interview is just generally introducing the firm and to see which industry I am interested in. In-person interview: first with the director of operation, walk thru resume, stock pitch, how to value a mining company. Second with a VP, it is less structured and I got questions about local sports team, which book have I read, and also the standard why should we hire you, what do you know about us, what's your favorite course at school, tell me about 2 recent deals that we have done, tell me about euro economy, what do you know about mining industry, where do you think the gold price could go. Third one is with an analyst, talk about schools, detailed description about all the work experience, what's the most important in my life. mostly get to know you type of questions.
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Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto
Interviewed: 2016
Date Submitted: May 28, 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
In-person
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
It was off-cycle recruiting and I managed to network my way through to an interview. The interview process consisted of a phone interview, which was just a basic screen and separate in person interviews with three people.
Interview Questions
If you had to pick one financial statement that you liked the most, what would it be and why? What would be the financial statement that you hate the most and why?

I only had one technical interviewer and the others were fit. The fit questions were very basic and about your background. The technical questions were not very challenging and focused mainly on accounting questions. They were mainly single step accounting questions. The interviewer will try to throw you off based on the answer that you give. Example provided in the answer section.
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Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Calgary
Interviewed: April 2014
Date Submitted: Sep 30, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I applied online for the posting intially. I heard back via email approximately 4 weeks later that I had been selected for a phone interview. The phone interview lasted approximately 30 minutes, with typical behavioral questions to begin with, such as "tell me about yourself" and "can you describe a challenging situation you were in and how did you overcome it."

The questions became slightly more technical near the end, with questions such as "Please describe the current situation of the capital markets", "Why Investment Banking?", "What do you think a pitchbook consists of?" and "Why GMP Securities?".

The interviewer thanked me for my time and indicated a yes/no decision would follow in the next week, which I received by telephone.
Interview Questions
Why are you interested in Investment Banking?
What do you think a pitchbook consists of?
Why GMP securities?
Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Securities

Anonymous interview candidate in Sydney
Interviewed: January 2013
Date Submitted: Jul 09, 2013
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Personality Test
Interview
We participated in the initial launch of interest rate swaps and credit default swaps clearing for clients in December 2009 and will fully support client clearing in these products as the markets continue to evolve and expand. To support customer clearing for derivatives that were previously done bilaterally, Goldman Sachs has created Derivatives Clearing Services (DCS). The DCS team is aligned with and was built out of our globally recognized Prime Brokerage and Futures clearing business to maximize efficiency and provide consolidated reporting across asset classes.

DCS is designed to streamline the client clearing experience across products, asset classes and regions. In addition to credit default swaps and interest rate swaps, DCS will also support centralized clearing for foreign exchange, commodities and equity swaps as they become clearing-eligible. Our DCS business offers our clients numerous benefits including access to all major clearinghouses globally, margin solutions and optimized collateral management.
Interview Questions
Why do you want to work here?

Name a time when cultural diversity helped you achieve something

Why your service line?

Name a time you solved a problem

Sample Answer

Corporate Finance Intern Interview - Corporate Finance

Anonymous employee in Amsterdam
Interviewed: November 2012
Date Submitted: Mar 30, 2013
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
I learned of the opportunity through the careers service at my university. Upon sending applying by sending an e-mail with my grades lists, CV and cover letter, they got back to me in a day or two. I was invited for interviews in two weeks time. I had 4 interviews in a row, each of 45 minutes.
Interview Questions
Why would you want to work in amsterdam, as London is europes financial centre? Talked about living expenses.
What is the height of 4 million euros in 50 euro bills on a pallet of 1,5x1,5 meters? Not really difficult, just basic mathematics
Why would you like to enter into investment banking, while bonuses will be limited and the whole world thinks of you as a criminal?
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Investment Banking Analyst Interview -

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto
Interviewed: February 2012
Date Submitted: Feb 14, 2013
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
In-person
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
There is no formal hiring structure at the company. I cold emailed them a few months back and got a call in Jan 2012 for an analyst position in their mining group. Interview questions were standard.
Interview Questions
Walk me through your resume..
What do you do at firm x?
How do you build a DCF model?
How do you determine the discount rate for a gold explorer in Congo?
Tell me what you know about M&A
Sample Answer

Equity Research Analyst Interview -

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto
Interviewed: February 2012
Date Submitted: Dec 23, 2012
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Gave description of how difficult analyst lifestyle is.
Asked me to describe an investment decision I made and why/ why not it was a good decision.
Asked about previous work experiences and what skills were gained from them.
Approx 30 min phone interview.
Overall, the questions were not too tough, however in retrospect I was quite unprepared it and did quite poorly.
Interview Questions
Describe an investment decision you made and why you thought it was a good decision? What factors did you use to rate this investment?
Tell us your responsibilities at [previous job]. What skills did you learn there that would be applicable at GMP?
Sample Answer