I applied online. I interviewed at Citi (Seoul) in Apr 2020
Interview
Phone interview (4 times)
One from HR manager, one from sales, one from trading, and lastly from the head of citi markets
(the last interview was the toughest)
Questions were mainly on what I wrote on the resume, and for technical questions, they asked: how to view the market situation in Korea after the pandemic, how I view the monetary policies, and etc.
The part that I messed up with was when they asked me about coding and AI terms. ( but I think they only asked me because of the programs that I took and the things that I wrote on my resume)
(failed on the last interview)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were mainly on what I wrote on the resume, and for technical questions, they asked: how to view the market situation in Korea after the pandemic, how I view the monetary policies, and etc.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Citi (New York, NY) in Oct 2019
Interview
3 Back-to-Back 30min Group Interviews with 45 minutes of prep for all
Was given three articles of news, a sheet of three portfolios and one sheet of technical questions. The first interviewer called on people to choose one news article to discuss. The second interviewer called on people to discuss the upsides and downs about portfolios and reasons to choose a particular portfolio. The third interviewer walked in circles of the room as he asked quick questions that made everyone rush for it.
The hr rep present told everyone to wait for two weeks. Followed up with three hrs that were involved after three weeks. No response from anyone. Had to find out in the portal after a whole month like an idiot. I don't know what kind of talent acquisition they run over at citi but they should at least have the decency to either keep their words or/and respond to people's emails.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What is Citi's stock price/Hang Seng/S&P 500/DJIA...?
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Citi
Interview
Just a phone call screen then a super day they flew candidates out for. The phone call was super casual with somebody working in S&T and then the super day started with 50 min case study then 4 30 min back to back interviews one on the case, one technical, one behavioral, and one leadership/experience related. Thought for sure I was going to get an offer and they ended up giving me the response that I "didn't have enough market knowledge", which I heard from other candidates I knew they said to them as well. Think there was a big emphasis on culture fit and just if they saw the trading mentality within you.