I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Citi (London, England) in Feb 2016
Interview
Fast tracked from Spring Break. At the end of the Spring Break, there were no technical questions and only some character questions. The process for the spring break was more difficult and started with an online numerical test followed by a phone interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Imagine that you are stranded on an island and you can choose 5 items from a list. Which items would you choose to get off that island and why?
Structured. It consist of 3 rounds in total. HR will host the interview. First round of Case Study, then Technical with the team leads of the team. After that, will be Q&A session. Lastly with the head of the department.
I had a behavioral with a current analyst, then a Superday with 3 members of the division. During the Superday, I was also assigned a case study to be conducted and presented live to the Superday interviewers.
Interview with HR and a current analyst (behavioral + CV). Another round where there was 2 interviews from people from the department and then a prresentation based on a document they present
Citi interviews FAQs
Summer Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Citi with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Analyst roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 203 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Citi overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Citi as a Summer Analyst according to 203 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 17%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 9%
Skills test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Personality test: 4%
Drug test: 3%
Other: 1%
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