It was a not so good experience. First of all, though i was the only candidate, i had to wait for 30 mins. The interview was descent with a good mix of questions. It was diverse in terms of my achievements, my personal strengths, goals in life etc. The interviewer was a senior guy and seemed to be in a hurry to finish the interview. Post interview, there was no communication what so ever.
As per my consultant, they were delaying the process for some unknown reasons until my consultant went to them saying I have another offer in-hand. Suddenly they woken up and scheduled interviews one after another. Had 3 rounds. Questions were on C++/Multithreading apart from standard questions like why do you want to join citi, how ur colleague regard you, why u want to leave your current job etc.
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At the end the hiring manager asked me what was the question I thought would be asked during the interview and why you think it was not asked.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Citi (New York, NY)
Interview
I was interviewed by four members of my group, all seniors, VPs and above. When they called me to interview with the group head, i knew that most likely I'm close to getting the job. the interviews were not too difficult but the seniors can be a bit intimidating. You have to show them that you want the job and it's important to you for growth and experience.
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the most unexpected question is "if you were hired, how long do you plan to be with our team". that basically stunned me but i was able to answer speaking about definitely seeing myself with the team for at least 5 years. The director smiled. she said "that's all i'll ask of you- a commitment of five years" and i got the offer and have been with the group for 8 yrs.