4.0
Nov 5, 2015
Former employee, more than 1 year
Chicago, IL
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Competitive compensation, particularly given the lower cost of living in Chicago. Extremely intelligent work-force, there are no dumb people at Citadel. Enormous amount of prestige of having this on your resume, even years later. Amazingly sophisticated, nothing is half-assed here, there's no vaporware.
Cons
Depending on the group general lack of good career paths past third or fourth year. Also depending on the group very long hours expected. There's a lot of variation within the company, and it spans the range from very "banker-esque" to very academic. Management has a tendency to view employees as call options rather than teammates. There's a tendency to set unrealistic expectations and apply high-pressure.