Sources checked 2026-08-10
One of the few Canadian banks that publishes its process: a five-stage loop with a pre-recorded video interview among its assessments, then a fit-heavy first round that asks why banking several different ways, and a superday that escalates in seniority to a director or MD.
3 of 5 stages you can practise here
Online via CIBC's Workday campus portal: a two-page resume, a one-page cover letter and a transcript, all as PDF.
CIBC lists a pre-recorded video interview among its assessments: one-way, timed
A casual recruiter screen and 30-minute sessions with an analyst and associate
Back-to-back interviews escalating in seniority, ending with a longer session with a director or MD. The opener is behavioral; the later portion turns technical, still at analyst depth.
2 rounds you can practise
The technical portion of the superday: accounting, valuation, accretion/dilution
A longer senior session with a director or MD closing the superday
Turnaround from first interview to decision is reportedly fast, roughly two weeks.
Built from what CIBC Capital Markets publishes about its own process and from real interview data. No leaked question lists. The questions you get are generated against your own resume, so they are not from anyone else's interview.
CIBC's published five-stage process (Explore, Application, Assessments, Interview, Offer) and its confirmation that pre-recorded video interviews are one of the assessment types.
Global Investment Banking analyst role, application materials (2-page resume, 1-page cover letter, transcript), Toronto, two-year advancement program. JS-rendered; a human can read it.
Toronto IB analyst compensation context. No interview-process content.
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