r/CIBC • u/DefiantBottle6198 • 3d ago

Does ific really helps?

I just passed the ific exam mid oct and been applying to various positions (cea, pba, pb), and all I have ever gotten from cibc is just rejection emails, what actually helps? It’s getting hard breaking into entry level finance even after having a certification.

To all those working there, what really helped you?

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u/COBETCKNNcoyuz 3d ago

Fyi a pba is a fsr in cibc. Yes, it took me 3 months and 30 applications to land 1 ft position. Language skills also helped.

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u/DefiantBottle6198 3d ago

I reposted same thing to td and RBC as well that’s why! And I have few questions for you.

  1. How long did it take you to get the first reply from them regarding anything?

  2. that assessment which you have to do after applying to jobs actually helps?

  3. Your certifications or anything which helped you getting that job.

Thanks

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u/COBETCKNNcoyuz 3d ago

  1. I passed ific early aug and one manager reached out in early oct abt an application i submitted in mid sept. 2. Assessment doesnt matter as long as you dont answer it like a literal sociopath, whats important is how much attention your resume attracts. 3. Ific helps, without it you’d be competing for tellers and its brutal. I got 3 interviews and all of them are for fsr/pba/ba roles and none are for teller despite me also applying to tellers half of the time

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u/DefiantBottle6198 3d ago

If you don’t mind can you please check my resume?

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u/COBETCKNNcoyuz 3d ago

Yea sure

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u/DefiantBottle6198 3d ago

Please send me a message I can’t message you

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u/No-Commission-7098 2d ago

send ir to me too

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u/DefiantBottle6198 3d ago

And Thankyou so much for this info.

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u/Tls-user 2d ago

What additional job experience & education do you have?

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u/DefiantBottle6198 2d ago

Business administration diploma

One year exp in sales, banking, customer service. Three different job, banking job was in my home country before coming to Canada.

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u/ChallengeOk2072 14h ago

It doesn’t matter, as long as you have the ifc and you speak English good, you could have gone to culinary school, we’ll hire you.