I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Citi in Nov 2023
Interview
I received a screening call within the first week of submitting the application. By the end of that week, I had an interview with the hiring manager. By the end of the interview, she let me know that I would be moving to the next round.
The panel interview was changed a couple of times because it was scheduled the week of Thanksgiving. Instead of four SVPs, only two attended.
Waited two weeks and reached out to the HR contact who advised that the position was placed on hold. The following week, I received an email that the position was no longer available.
In the end, it was disappointing to go through all that & find out the job had been put on hold. However, coming from a large company I know that is often outside of the hiring managers control.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Citi??
What specific experience do you have that makes you a fit for this job?
3-4 interviews.
Study the topics in depth and the company in depth, practice a lot.
First with Human Resources, then some peers and then my boss.
Others can have another interview with the boss’s boss.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Strengths and weaknesses and stories related to my jobs and position relevant to the role.
I applied online. I interviewed at Citi in May 2026
Interview
Worst interview process of my career. Received a sketchy, spam-like Karat assessment link without any initial HR screening; I literally had to message HR via LinkedIn just to verify its legitimacy. The actual interview was outsourced to Karat and designed purely to stress candidates, giving only 1 minute for intros and a rushed minute for Python MCQs. Post-interview, there was zero feedback. I had to beg HR for updates, as they lacked the basic decency to send even an automated rejection email. Completely unprofessional and unstructured.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an intro about you in 1 minute and just cut me off within 30 secs
Recruiter called me for position. 1st interview was scheduled shortly after. Interview was pretty standard no trick questions. Interview personal were very professional andd asked for the interview to be more of a conversation and not just one sided.