I applied online. I interviewed at RBC (Toronto, ON) in Mar 2024
Interview
The RBC Investment Banking interview experience starts with submitting your resume and cover letter, followed by a screening from HR to assess your academics and relevant experience. The first-round interview is usually a mix of behavioral questions about teamwork, leadership, and motivation, along with technical questions on accounting, valuation, and M&A basics. If you advance, you attend a Superday or final round, where you rotate through multiple back-to-back interviews with VPs, Directors, and Analysts, sometimes tackling a mini case or modeling exercise. Afterward, interviewers consolidate feedback, and HR contacts you with a decision. Offers typically arrive within a few weeks, including a competitive base salary plus bonus.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself and why you want to work in investment banking.”
“Describe a time you worked on a team under pressure.”
“What’s a challenge you faced and how did you overcome it?”
“Why RBC and not another bank?”
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at RBC (Toronto, ON)
Interview
Simple, more behavioral-based. Should definitely care more about your delivery when facing different kinds of directors. Important to perform your stock pitch and market trend ideas - they want to see you be in a place where you can sound creative.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Resume grill on past internship experience, more about your routine work.
Got referred for an entry level position, had a first round interview with the VP of FIG. Lasted 30 min. Asked me questions specifically about FIG, recent news, technicals, etc.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at RBC (New York, NY) in Nov 2024
Interview
Was pretty straightforward. Connected with two analysts and then had a technical interview and then a modeling case study which was a FIG company in the asset management space which was challenging