HEC Montréal review?

Question

How is HEC Montréal for Msc. Finance? 
I've heard it's pretty good in the Quebec region and the website says they provide nearly 100% placements. Is it really good? and do people get into IBD after graduating from there? (CANADIAN IB)

ZlatanSPV · Accepted Answer

Innacurate.
National, TD and BMO each recruit 4-6 students every year, RBC probably 3-4 and Scotia 1-2. 
Seems low compared to NY/Toronto IB classes, but there is much less applicants for Montreal roles as McGill and Concordia students apply for Toronto and not Montreal
CDPQ probably hires 20+ students out of school every year and PSP 15+

Also you still get paid 85/90k base and Montreal is a very low COL city (can afford a very nice 1br condo for less than C$1200)

ZlatanSPV · Answer

Really good for Montreal IB + CDPQ and PSP investments if you are part of the FPHEC (student investment fund) and have a strong GPA, you will have a top placement.

Very low placement in Toronto though as Alumnis are historically targeting Montreal, network in other cities is almost non existent (except very exceptions in NY and TO).

Also - Strong student community, easy to get involved, plenty of events and exchange program is really good (they insist on students going for a semester abroad,  which I strongly recommend).

SageKellyjr · Answer

As an HEC Montreal student myself, I can tell that you won't get anywhere near IB if you are not in the FPHEC. After a lot of research and networking I came the conclusion that HEC is just a very shitty school for finance. Also heard from BNC IB senior management that they almost never hired analysts from HEC and that the few they hired struggled a lot. He said that McGill students just had a way better finance knowledge overall. Don't get me wrong, HEC is very good for accounting and bullshit majors(HR, marketing, ...).

daddydaycare · Answer

McGill MiMF is better IMO.
Way more alumni in Toronto and has decent recognition in NYC.

You have better chance of landing an interview at BBs through McGill.

Source: Friend was in program and landed an interview at BAML with no real experience other than a Fed Gov job (applied for summer analyst).

McGill is a 1 year program if correct, but most extend to 1.5 years so you get an extra summer for internship. Classes start early summer so you have grades which can help you pass screening phase

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