I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Citi in Nov 2017
Interview
Two phone interviews then got invited to Super Day 1.5 weeks later. I'm an engineering major so they didn't bother that much with all the technicals. But make sure you know what EVERYTHING is trading at because they will ask. Lots of behavioral questions for me. Also, make sure you know your resume and everything you put on there because they will ask.
The case study wasn't too difficult but make sure you stand your ground on whatever decision you make because they will drill you down with questions to make you change your mind. Overall, if you prepare well ahead, be aggressive, and keep up with the current markets you should be good.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you failed and what did you learn from it?Tell me a time when you were put in charge as a leader and what did you do? Tell me a time when you were asked to do something unethical?
What's current yield on 3 month, 10-year, 30-year? What's gold trading at right now? How much have major indexes gone up this year?
Walk me through your resume. Tell me about this experience you wrote on your resume.
First round phone call, pretty straight forward, lots of resume questions and a trade pitch question
2nd round was the superday with case, technical and behavioral. each one was 30 minutes. the technical was pretty okay talking about bond fundamentals, markets worldwide. behavioral was pretty standard. one of the most unique questions was "describe an ethically ambiguous situation and how you reacted to it?"
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
describe an ethically ambiguous situation and how you reacted to it?
I applied online. I interviewed at Citi (Shanghai, Shanghai)
Interview
There are 2 interviewers separately, each for around 30 minutes, including: reading case and pre (the case is given about 30 minutes before the interview) then group discussion and ask random people questions.
I applied through university. I interviewed at Citi (New York, NY) in Mar 2024
Interview
A first round which was a little behavioral and asked about my resume. Then it continued into technical questions and why sales and trading. Also asked me to name some current economic data numbers exactly.