I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Citi (London, England) in Mar 2008
Interview
I was approached by a head-hunter and he appeared to be in a big rush to get an interview with my current manager. The first interview was in the offices of the headhunter because close to my previous offices and it was at 7am, it lasted about 90 minutes and it was mostly a set of technical questions about finance (basic market knowledge and technical questions on IR derivative pricing). Second interview round was a few days later, this time consisting in a series of back to back interviews (3) to check my programming knowledge. I was called one week later for another set of interviews (it lasted from 8am to 2pm) and I met most of the people working for the team. Depending on the person the questions varied from personality to technical question.
Overall, a stressful process but a very fair process, and luckily enough without those annoying puzzles that are becoming popular in finance.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
A mathematical question on how to compute the convexity adjustment for an instrument whose payoff was given by a mathematical function.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Citi (Hong Kong) in Jul 2024
Interview
3 round of interview +1 round of written test. You have to pass the written test before you move on. it is mostly financial modelling and stock pitches for the companies
There were a total of 4 rounds. 3 of the rounds were technical rounds + 1 VP round. The last round was in the Goregaon office. The process was smooth and well organized.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about what the role entails and questions around finance.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Citi
Interview
It was directly interviewed with the team head through the phone (due to COVID). I was requested to share my ground experience and express strong insights about the industry with supporting data, and standpoints how my industry experience would add value to research
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give a quick presentation on the SEA markets, including the industry as well as individual names
