Equity research associate Interview Questions

Tell me about yourself, strengths, why Scotiabank and how am I fit for the role

how would you tilt an equity portion of a portfolio in an increasing rate environment?

If you were a lumber producer, would you prefer interest rates to rise or decline ?

Pitch me an O&G company.

If Company A buys P,P and E for $10 million, what are the effects on the financial statements at the start of year 1 and the end of year 1?

International trade qs: lumber and interest rate relation

How would you rate the relative importance of your relationship with the following 3 different types of clients? Rate them from most important to least important and tell me why: 1) the companies that you cover, 2) institutional investors, 3) the internal sales and trading desk.

Pitch me a stock. Asked this multiple times in almost every group. What's your investment process?