Everything to prepare for a Connor, Clark & Lunn interview: why the firm, and the questions candidates there reported being asked.
From the inside
Reasons that work in interviews
3 reasons for Connor, Clark & Lunn
The firm’s investment philosophy is published and almost no candidate reads it. Quoting a manager’s own stated criteria back to them, with one company you applied it to, beats any structural reason here. Say which part you agree with and, if you can defend it, one part you would push on.
Multi-affiliate structure with independent investment teams, which is rare in Canada and means genuinely different strategies under one roof.
Employee ownership shows up in how decisions get made.
Quantitative capability alongside fundamental, so you can choose your lane.
Firm-specific questions
Why Connor, Clark & Lunn over TD Asset Management or PH&N Institutional (RBC GAM)?
Anchor your answer in what sets it apart: privately held and employee-owned, with roots back to 1982; multi-boutique model: affiliates invest, the group runs operations; breadth: 80+ strategies from quant equity to infrastructure; crestpoint real estate took minto apartment reit private.
Walk me through a recent deal Connor, Clark & Lunn worked on.
For example Minto Apartment REIT (acquirer (through affiliate crestpoint)). Cover the rationale, valuation and what the firm did.
6 more Connor, Clark & Lunn-specific questions, each with what to cover and the sources behind it.
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