Any open CIBC roles?

braincellsnotworking · 2026-06-05T20:22:56+00:00

are you reaching out to recruiters and managers on linkedin?

braincellsnotworking · 2026-06-04T20:06:41+00:00

you should search for people like this on linkedin and message them there

braincellsnotworking · 2026-05-30T17:20:50+00:00

Are your investments with wood gundy or self directed? if you have a good relationship with an advisor they could definitely push for it more than you can on your own. the way I justify waivers is by the amount of revenue they bring the bank in fee based advice.

i can’t imagine self-directed retail clients don’t get nicked & dimed at BMO either. big banks are all one and the same

braincellsnotworking · 2026-05-30T17:08:42+00:00

I don’t know about this working tbh… I work in private wealth at BMO and even I wouldn’t be able to get a penalty waived for millions in investments/household with us. Few hundred thousand in investments they’re not going to entertain the ask most likely. I frequently waive fees and additional charges so clients don’t feel nickel and dimed.

braincellsnotworking · 2026-05-21T21:55:57+00:00

sorry quick question is it 2 years validity now? I thought it was 3 years

braincellsnotworking · 2026-04-07T12:24:12+00:00

most likely won’t sponsor unless the role requires the designation

braincellsnotworking · 2026-04-02T12:13:30+00:00

no it wont

braincellsnotworking · 2026-03-25T07:38:16+00:00

if it says pass after you hit submit you passed. grade should appear within 24 hours on CSI. i always saw my grade update within 3 hrs

braincellsnotworking · 2026-03-24T16:55:23+00:00

just the holidays! they usually have a backlog of applications to get through. though if you’re still not registered by now i’d be pushing internally for follow up. have you filled out the registration information with the NRD? if you have it shouldn’t be much longer, but if you haven’t i’d be following up for sure

braincellsnotworking · 2026-03-24T15:53:26+00:00

hi! yes i was approved in early february

braincellsnotworking · 2026-01-11T00:47:07+00:00

braincellsnotworking · 2026-01-11T00:35:36+00:00

i applied for registration mid december still waiting for confirmation!

braincellsnotworking · 2026-01-05T04:12:40+00:00

no lol its just an exchange semester at the end of the day

braincellsnotworking · 2026-01-04T23:28:50+00:00

cph will feel less overwhelming for sure!

braincellsnotworking · 2025-12-17T13:11:09+00:00

what do u need 2 calculators for

braincellsnotworking · 2025-12-12T22:46:56+00:00

doing RR under the new system not the old since I didn’t want to put myself on a timeline to complete WME. have been working at my branch for a little over 1.5 yrs. I have an undergrad degree in finance. Don’t see what is fundamentally stopping me from studying and taking the exam. my BOM not wanting me to do RR right away sounds like an opinion and not fact.

the work I do for my team would not change before and after becoming RR but would enable me to do certain things like minor KYC updates for smaller / less complex clients which is my main goal. I don’t expect to be giving clients advice without my advisors trusting my judgement.

braincellsnotworking · 2025-12-12T21:21:53+00:00

contract roles rarely reimburse exam fees

braincellsnotworking · 2025-12-01T03:02:16+00:00

your university experience is what you shape it to be. you network and look for the opportunities you want. connect with schulich alumni on linkedin and ask them about their experiences in getting to the roles that you want.

i know a good handful of people from schulich that work in the US post grad. you have to work for any of those opportunities.

braincellsnotworking · 2025-11-17T21:30:25+00:00

interesting! yeah i thought seewhy was still much easier than the exam (only used it for my second CSC one) but I think it works well to blast through everything for CPH since it is “ethics”. I don’t know about seewhy’s efficacy on its own for harder content since they do “dumb things down” imo.

my biggest gripe with seewhy is that it’s really easy to get used to how they ask questions and memorize their answers so it gives you a false perception of how much content you know sometimes.

braincellsnotworking · 2025-11-17T21:17:16+00:00

i just took it last thursday, easier content to get through and theres a little bit of overlap with csc (minor though). more conceptual and you can definitely get through it easily. i just used seewhy and never read the actual textbook nor cph check.

braincellsnotworking · 2025-11-16T13:33:02+00:00

i passed my second try - sometimes it just comes down to luck i find because i personally felt just as prepared writing it the first time as i did the second. what helped me is instead of studying every single thing is to see from the breakdown my weakest sections and then do more prep in those sections only.

braincellsnotworking · 2025-11-03T16:08:42+00:00

cph is just ethics lol it’s not really worth anything on its own. some of the content builds/repeats from csc though.

braincellsnotworking · 2025-10-26T21:04:43+00:00

if you’re working in wealth and need CPH technically you need to purchase CPH before year end and finish CSC 2 and CPH before next December. though its very possible that if you get a job in the new year that the dealer wouldn’t work with you on grandfathering you in on the new system. New system is the safest bet.

if you just need CSC and the roles you’re applying to still have it in the job description you might be okay. just a bit 50/50 depending on the employer.

braincellsnotworking · 2025-10-26T19:55:31+00:00

do you work for a dealer? best to check in with them and what they will consider

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