Export Development Canada Mock Interview
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Question 25 of 27
If hired for this role at Export Development Canada, how would you help make sound investment decisions for our clients?
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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
While certainly an open ended question for you to run with, your interviewer is really looking to get a sense that you are resourceful in your decision making processes and that you don't rely too heavy on quantitative or qualitative information to make decisions. In your answer, talk about the sound use of data while also relying on your experience and judgement to help in your decision making processes. As well, if you are open and experienced in a team based approach among fellow colleagues, talk about that as well.
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"In my current role, we have a great team that considers many factors in our investment decisions for our clients. Our engineers have developed mathematical models that gauge the markets and their propensity to shift over time. We have a team of market experts that rely on the new and current times to predict future fluctuations. As the Portfolio Managers, we weigh information from all of these teams to make decisions moving forward and this allows for the greatest confidence in our overall decisions."
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Though I haven't worked in an investment-related job before, my understanding that a solid financial model is key to reach reliable investment decisions. On top of that, I believe that in case of energy projects, my experience in this field will help better assess opportunities and challenges in the project at hand.
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This is a good answer; however, consider adjusting the beginning of it so you don't start off with a negative ("Though I haven't worked in an investment-related job before...") Beyond using a solid financial model, you might also mention assessing risk and considering an appropriate mix/allocation of investments for their clients as well. Emphasizing your experience in the energy field will definitely be a positive for the interviewer.
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