CIBC Financial Analyst interview experience

In the first round, I spoke with a manager for about an hour, and the mix included behavior questions plus technical topics like hedging and accounting, along with coding in VBA and Python. The second round brought in a director and a senior director for another hour, and that part was mostly behavior-focused.

There was also a group meeting with team members, which was pretty chill and made it easier to relax and be myself. The overall process felt balanced between technical credibility and how I communicate, but it never turned into an overly hostile experience.

I didn’t get an offer, but