Investment Banking Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Citi with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Investment Banking Intern roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Investment Banking Intern according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 14%
Background check: 14%
Personality test: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
Skills test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Other: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
First Round: 2 Phone Interviews, technical in nature, pitch me a stock, etc
Superday: 4 30min interviews + case study
- 1 technical interview
- 1 behavioral interview
- 1 thinking like an investor question
Most fit / background questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through 10 dollars of depreciation on the 3 statements
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Citi (Johannesburg)
Interview
3 phone interviews:
1 with HR - very basic questions
1 with Associate - probably most technical questions, usual IB stuff on valuation, what makes a good M&A target etc
1 with PM - some technical, some abstract question - how many tennis balls are there in the balls etc
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the 3 most important things happening in the world right now that affect the markets?
What makes a good M&A target?
What is CAPM used for?
I applied online. I interviewed at Citi (Johannesburg) in Jun 2022
Interview
You go through long review of qualifications and cover/motivational letter. Then psychometrics. If you pass, you then get to go through a 2 stage interview, last being with the director.