OMERS Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (100%)

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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 (88%)

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.

2.9
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% Interns - FT Offers (27%)

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 OMERS

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Location Toronto
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Job Title Intern
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Location Toronto
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Location Waterloo
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Year 2018
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
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Interview Questions & Answers - OMERS Examples

Derivative Alternative Investment Operations Intern Interview - Derivatives

Anonymous employee in Toronto
Interviewed: January 2024
Date Submitted: Feb 28, 2026
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Interview
Very fair interview process, which consisted of only one online interview (behaviuour and role-specific questions) with two team members asking questions. I had attended a networking session prior to applying, where I did speak with a member of the team.
Interview Questions
Questions quite specific to the role/team - make sure you understand or do research on the different elements mentioned in the job description (can you explain collateral? Initial margin?). They also asked the typical behaviour questions (I believe they also asked greatest weakness)
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Infrastructure

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: February 2025
Date Submitted: May 29, 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Applied for summer internship at London office with the infrastructure team. First round consisted of a phone screening with HR. Standard interview questions (Why OMERS, why infra etc.). Second round was in-person with an Associate and VP. Mostly fit based / motivational but included some technicals around evaluating an infrastructure investment. Overall a smooth process, fairly standard and nice people.
Interview Questions
How do you approach valuing infrastructure assets that have no clear market comparables?
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Tax

Anonymous employee in Toronto
Interviewed: May 2025
Date Submitted: May 20, 2025
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I applied online and they emailed me back, giving me different time slots to choose from for the interview. The interview lasted around 20 minutes and it was quite simple.
Interview Questions
There were no difficult or unexpected interview questions asked
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Full-time Analyst Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto
Interviewed: November 2024
Date Submitted: Feb 24, 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Interview with 4 members of the team, smooth process and great culture. Had 2 rounds, 30 min each with focus mainly on technicals.
Interview Questions
All else equal, If EBITDA doubles and you add 50% leverage, what happens to the MOIC?
If i gave you a blank cheque and told you that you had to invest in one industry, where would you invest
Sample Answer

Private Equity Summer Analyst Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto
Interviewed: February 2021
Date Submitted: Feb 07, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The process was straightforward. Had a conversation with a recruiter and analyst before applying online. After applying, I received an interview invitation and the whole process was only two rounds.
Interview Questions
What qualities do you look for in a management team?
Sample Answer

Rotational Investment Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto
Interviewed: August 2021
Date Submitted: Sep 11, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Presentation
Interview
Applied online in July 2021, heard back about a week and a half later. Interview was a first round (30 mins technical, 30 mins behavioural) and a case study (had to put together a short deck about a potential investment in a REIT) which was presented to several IPs at the firm.
Interview Questions
Technical questions were pretty easy, mostly from the BIWS guides - only thing I'd say is be prepared for lots of follow up questions when they ask you "pitch me a stock" in the first round. I spoke about the company I pitched for a solid 10-15 mins in total. Also they asked a brain teaser - "how much profit do you think the CN tower earned in 2020?" which was a weird one.

The case study was challenging because it was given in the middle of the week - I happened to be quite busy with work at the time, so the only time I could really work on it was at night which cut directly into sleep. Also this was the first time I had analyzed / considered an investment in a REIT. Follow up questions in the case study revolved around my model assumptions, what I thought about the competition in the industry, M&A activity in the space, etc. Just general questions you'd expect if pitching a stock / giving a presentation.
Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Healthcare

Anonymous employee in Toronto
Interviewed: February 2021
Date Submitted: Sep 10, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
Normal interview with typical IB technical and behavioural questions
Interview Questions
Curveball technicals regarding DCF/LBO
Sample Answer

Associate Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: June 2021
Date Submitted: Jul 27, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Interviewed for an Associate role at OMERS Infrastructure through a recruiter. The first round consisted of a call with a Senior Associate on the OMERS team and was mostly fit based. (Tell me about yourself, Walk me through one of the deals on your resume, Why Private Equity?, Why OMERS?, Why Infrastructure?). Second round consisted of a 2-hour 3-statement infrastructure/project finance modeling test (Know how to sculpt debt repayment, and how to sensitize inputs for desired IRR targets). The test was doable, though I was unprepared and was not selected to proceed in the interview process.
Interview Questions
None - Phone screen is fit based
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous employee in Toronto
Interviewed: October 2020
Date Submitted: Mar 17, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
Applied online through the career portal. Had to do a technical test, coupled with two phone interviews.
Interview Questions
What are your thoughts on the PE market and emergence of SPAC?
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous employee in Toronto
Interviewed: November 2020
Date Submitted: Jan 06, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Applied through online portal after connecting with recruiter. Interview was with Associate and Associate Director, lasted about 45-50 minutes. Only one round of interviews, definitely a focus more on personality than anything else (in terms of behaviourals at least). Received offer day after interview.
Interview Questions
Questions on stock pitch were somewhat in depth though not too challenging if you've done research into the company.
Sample Answer
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