Trader applicants have rated the interview process at Citadel with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Trader roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 18 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Citadel overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Citadel as a Trader according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 45%
Presentation: 18%
Phone interview: 18%
Skills test: 9%
Drug test: 9%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Citadel (Dublin, Dublin) in Nov 2018
Interview
Series of phone interviews, then a final onsite interview. Most questions were basic brainteasers - fairly standard stuff. At the onsite interview some questions were about personal motivation and previous experiences.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Suppose I have two pancakes, one with two burnt sides, one with one burnt and one unburnt side. I choose one of these pancakes randomly, and then look at one of its sides, chosen at random. It is burnt. What is the probability that I chose the pancake with two burnt sides?
Quick overview of company, behavioral, questions about current role. Nothing surprising or tricky, just be prepared to talk about what you want to do for the next stage of your career.
2/5. The interviewer was not paying enough attention on the candidates. He was looking at this monitor all the time, and ignore what I said. Pretty standard trader question. i.e. bid-ask spread
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Suppose you flip a coin 100 times. You want to bet on the number of heads. What is the bid ask you give. What is 10000 times?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Citadel
Interview
3 rounds, easy difficulty. Probability, brain teasers and questions around basic arithmetic. Anyone who has prepared the bare minimum can pass, but need targeted practice. Refer to Glassdoor, reddit etc for more .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself, basic expected value questions