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Technology Analyst at Citi
No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Nov 2012 – Reviewed May 3, 2013
Interview Details – Went to a Super Day with a lot of other students. Had multiple 1 on 1 interviews asking basic personality and programming questions. Officially applied to a position after and had another mini-Super Day with less applicants involved but far more in-depth interviews. Then had an hour to take a written test.
Interview Question – How do you swap two integer variables without using a temp variable? View Answer
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Product Control Analyst at Citi
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Buffalo, NY Dec 2011 – Reviewed Apr 30, 2013
Interview Details – Applied online. Received a phone call asking to come in for an interview within a few days. First interview was with 6 people, in 3 groups of 2. A month later, was called in for a second interview. This was with 3 people, one 2:1 and one 1:1. Initially rejected, but later received offer.
Interview Question – I had mentioned I was taking a class in International Finance. They then asked about the European debt crisis. Answer Question
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Latin America Internship Program at Citi
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Tampa, FL Mar 2012 – Reviewed Apr 25, 2013
Interview Details – Contacted by my school's career center. Had an info session. Was Told to apply online. Was contacted a week later to set up a phone interview. A week after, had the phone interview with the first level. 2 weeks after, had a phone interview with the manager. Was told that I had been placed.
Interview Question –
He asked me to tell him what I know about finance.
Most difficult for me was: Let's continue this interview in Spanish.
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Negotiation Details – No negotiation, set salary in the advertisement.
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Vice President Technology at Citi
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Apr 24, 2013
Interview Details – I was recruited by a Citi employee so the interview was designed to see how I would fit into the culture.
Interview Question – What is wrong with how we operate. View Answer
Negotiation Details – a bit of back and forth but they were in the ballpark to start with.
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Project Manager at Citi
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Irving, TX – Reviewed Apr 16, 2013
Interview Details – Online application, 2 phone interviews and 1 face to face
Interview Question – Many Behavioral Interviewing questions suggesting that the matrix management was not working. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – very one-sided - take it or leave it
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Senior Technical Specialist at Citi
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY – Reviewed Apr 16, 2013
Interview Details –
1. Manager Interview: technical ability; project management ability, strengths, weaknesses
2. Team interview: Logical reasoning, finance specific questions, programming logic questions
Interview Question – how do you manage time Answer Question
Negotiation Details – the offer was better than expected
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Business Analyst at Citi
No Offer – Interviewed in Warren, NJ Apr 2013 – Reviewed Apr 13, 2013
Interview Details – The first round was telephonic followed by a Face to face round. It took Citi about two weeks to set up the location and time of the interview. While the position is in Warren, NJ the face to face took place in NY.
Interview Question – There was nothing difficult. The hiring manager did indicate that he is hiring for a few open roles but I did not expect them to take forever! It has been one month since my first round and I dont have an answer yet on the result! This is extremely unjust to the candidate View Answer
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Intern - IB Analyst at Citi
No Offer – Interviewed in Houston, TX – Reviewed Apr 9, 2013
Interview Details – Phone interview consisting of behavioral and technical questions. Technical focused on knowledge of financial statements and ability to do dcf analysis.
Interview Question – Mostly straightforward interview Answer Question
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MBA Summer Associate at Citi
No Offer – Interviewed in Jan 2013 – Reviewed Apr 5, 2013
Interview Details – First round on campus interview: 2 back-to-back 30 mins interview, Final round superday: 3 back-to-back 30 mins interview
Interview Question – What are the frameworks you use for data analytics? Answer Question
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Investment Banking Analyst at Citi
No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Sep 2012 – Reviewed Apr 3, 2013
Interview Details – Typical first round interview. Walk through of the resume, strength and weaknesses followed by personality based questions. A few general knowledge of finance questions.
Interview Question – Finance questions were relatively general. Explain how the balance sheet and cash flow statement tie together. Answer Question
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