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Updated Feb 27, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Software Engineer at Citadel Investment
Posted Feb 27, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took a day)
Initial round involved basic technical questions. Final round was more technical in nature. didn't have a lot of programming experience and was stymied by quite a few of the questions asked
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Quantitative Researcher at Citadel Investment
Posted Feb 13, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 (took a day)
Fairly straightforward phone interview. Most of the interview was about C++. There were some general algorithm questions, and some that had to do with handling of large data. A small part had to do with investing strategy. No questions about fit, background etc.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Recruiting Concierge at Citadel Investment
Posted Feb 13, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 in Chicago, IL (took a day)
I met with 3 different people for my interview. A Recruiter, Recruiting Coordinator (who was in the position before), and the Recruiting Manager. I called in for an in person interview after applying to the job online through their website. The phone conversation I had with the Recruiting Coordinator who asked me to come in was quick and to the point. I first met with the Recruiter who was very nice and helpful in discribing career advancement opportunities, and was honest in telling me I could be in this position for a few years before being promoted. The Recruiting Coordinator was next who descriped the role in even more detail and mentioned i had done this same kind of work in my pervious internship. Then last was the Recruiting Manager who asked me what I thought the position was about and completely ignored my years worth of internship experience and asked what I learned in school about and HR and orgainzation. I was kind of insulted and then learned how the position was hourly and had no benefits! It was a waste of time and would recommend someone to ask all of these questions regarding pay and benefits up front before going in for a 6 hour interview process!
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Declined
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Trader at Citadel Investment
Posted Feb 7, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in New York, NY (took 4+ weeks)
very friendly ppl. consists of brainteasers and behavioral questions.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Quantitative Researcher at Citadel Investment
Posted Jan 24, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Chicago, IL (took a day)
I was offered a phone interview soon after I sent my resume. The first round consisted of a few questions about my background, motivation to finance field, basic programme language problems (Matlab and C++) and one brain teaser. If you get through the first round, you will get two technical phone interviews and then on-site.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Investment and Trading Analyst at Citadel Investment
Posted Oct 16, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 (took a day)
First round - one fit with recruiter, one brainteaser (option value of dice roll, 50 strings in a bowl type question)
Second round - onsite - 3 interviews with members of three groups. Some interviewers can be very technical, others less so.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Quantitative Research Analyst at Citadel Investment
Posted Oct 8, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took a day)
Asked two brain-teasers:
1) You have two strings which are identical. If you light a string from one end, it will burn in exactly one hour. However, the rate of burning may vary along the string, so it may burn faster, then slower, then faster etc. How do you measure exactly 45 minutes using both strings?
2) You have a one meter ruler. We will drop 200 ants on to the ruler, each ant falling at a location along the ruler which is uniformly distrubuted. When an ant falls, it goes left or right with equal probability. When two ants bump into each other they reverse directions. Each ant moves along the string at a speed of 1 meter per minute. How long will it take for all the ants to fall off the ruler?
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Summer Intern at Citadel Investment
Posted Aug 16, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 in Chicago, IL (took a day)
Got the interview opportunity from a campus recruitment. Did not get it, though.
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The interview consisted of a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Accounting at Citadel Investment
Posted Jul 3, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 in Chicago, IL (took a day)
I just had one phone interview and skills test from Human Resources set up from the recruiter. I was given a phone number, a name, and a time to call.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Skills Test.
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Quantitative Research Analyst at Citadel Investment
Posted Jun 13, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2009 in Chicago, IL (took 2 days)
Be prepared to answer a large series of puzzles, math questions, and programming/algorithms questions, along with your past experiences or knowledge of the field. The interview consisted of several brain teasers, a practical programming question, an involved optimization problem, and several trading/research questions. The employees that questioned me were very bright and courteous, but demanding.
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Negotiation Details
Quick. The company provided a good compensation package and benefits, so it required little negotiation.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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