PSP Investments Interview Questions

17 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (97%)

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.

4.1
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • 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
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (53%)

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 PSP Investments

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Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Difficulty
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Debt Capital Markets
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
2nd Year Analyst
Year 2019
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Management
Location Montreal
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Montreal
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Montreal
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Montreal
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Real Estate
Location Montreal
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Real Estate
Location Montreal
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Natural Resources
Location Montreal
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2017
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Montreal
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location Montreal
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult

Interview Questions & Answers - PSP Investments Examples

Internship Interview - Debt Capital Markets

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: April 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
1st round phone call 15 minutes, 2 on 1 second round 30 mins, talk with 3 MDs third round lasted 3 hours. No technicals
Interview Questions
What was an interest you have outside of sports

Intern Analyst Interview - Investment Management

Anonymous employee in Montreal
Interviewed: May 2019
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First round was a phone interview with the HR mainly went over previous experiences and behavioural questions. The HR introduced the role and asked about relocation. The second round interview was with the hiring manager directly and went over technical questions for 30 minutes.
Received an offer in two weeks time after the second round interview.
Interview Questions
How does the price of bond change if the interest rate changed by 100%?

Private Equity Intern Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous employee in Montreal
Interviewed: October 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
Fairly straightforward interview process. First round was a 30 minute phone screen with a recruiter. Got called for a 2nd round interview within a couple of days. 2nd round was 30-45 minutes and consisted of a few behavioural, few very basic technical questions, followed by a Q&A period for me to ask questions.
Interview Questions
Given 2 possible investments and their returns, which investment would you recommend.

Private Equity Intern Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous employee in Montreal
Interviewed: September 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First interview was a phone call by one HR rep- it was 100% behavioural for about 30 mins. The second one was with 2 managers for about 1 hr- focused on technical sides with questions on direct and fund of funds investments
Interview Questions
How will you evaluate managers of different funds?

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Montreal
Interviewed: May 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
-1 interview with HR;
-1 interview with 1-2 managers ;
-why PSP;
-questions about my academic background;
-my graduation date;
-how I handle stressful situations;
-my career goals;
-fit questions;
some technical questions;
financial and programming knowledge
Interview Questions
what is the VAR of a portfolio of 1000$, std deviation of 10% and alpha is 95%?

Investments Internship Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous interview candidate in Montreal
Interviewed: October 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Interview
Interview consisted of an HR phone call consisting of behavioural questions. Afterwards, there is a second round interview with an associate and manager, with a mixture of behavioural (majority) and conceptual technical questions depending on the group you applied to. If they like you, they give you a case and then you have to present it.
Interview Questions
What are the assumptions/rationale behind your IRR?

, Why should we choose you over other candidates?
, What are some current trends in the industry?

Intern Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous employee in Montreal
Interviewed: October 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
Applied through LinkedIn, the first round is hr screening and then an interview with an associate and a manager, after there's a case study and then a discussion of the case study.
Interview Questions
It was all expected really. One thing might be how to be involved in a virtual setting.

Intern Interview - Natural Resources

Anonymous interview candidate in Montreal
Interviewed: May 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
3-4 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
First round was with the HR, asked basic questions like why PSP why the specific group.
Then moved to the group interview (only one round), both behavioural and technicals, and group/industry specific questions.
Interview Questions
Asked about my thoughts on specific events/and short case study questions.

Analyst Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Montreal
Interviewed: March 2017
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Phone interview with HR. Then interview with 2 hiring managers in person consisting of technicals and some stock ideas
Interview Questions
Pitch us a stock idea

Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Montreal
Interviewed: June 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
First round phone interview with the HR, asking about past experience and motivation. Second round 1-hour back to back interview with 4 interviewers from the teams, mix of technical and behavioural questions.
Interview Questions
Technical questions specifically about natural resources, valuation, commodity price.