Security Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Citi with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 25% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Security Analyst 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 Security Analyst according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 20%
Background check: 13%
Phone interview: 13%
Drug test: 13%
Skills test: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Other: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Citi (San Antonio, TX) in Nov 2015
Interview
I applied online, got a call back 3 days later to set up an interview. I had three interviews fist one was with the recruiter,second was with the direct supervisor it was just questions about past experiences, third was with the department manager. The experiance was only negative with the recruiter, it was strange dealing with someone with such little people skills.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Where do you see yourself in three years?
Why are you leaving your current work place?
Straight forward, no curve ball questions . Basic questions about finance , swaps . Understanding of products . Behavioural questions . Friendly tone. One of the more laid back interviews I have done
I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Citi in Aug 2025
Interview
Just an average interview experience, industry related questions you should be able to answer after a bit of preparation. It helps when you have a few years job experience, or did some research before the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What does IT security means to you, how do you use it in your everyday
First I got invited to a thirty minute behavioral interview. After I passed that, there was a 2hr Superday that had a case study component and then two other behavioral interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked about experience working with financial data