Quantitative Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Citadel with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 52% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quantitative Analyst roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 28 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 Quantitative Analyst according to 28 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 32%
One on one interview: 19%
Presentation: 19%
Skills test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Group panel interview: 3%
Personality test: 3%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Citadel (New York, NY) in Jan 2024
Interview
Multiple rounds with behavioral and technical components, a technical project focused on building predictive models in python, and a final round that combines elements of prior rounds with conversations across different levels
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you run a Monte Carlo simulation in Python for predicting the probability of getting 4/6 coins as heads without using for loops?
Very good and helpful, enjoyed how they had a technical aspect as well. The interview was nice and very nice and kinda nice. Extremely nice broski, lowkenuinely a nice experience broskini.
First round discussing work experience and some hypothetical research questions and how I would approach the problems. Highly conversational and chatty. Interviewer was nice and friendly and offered his insight along the way.
It started with an automated coding screen in a language of your choice, which I unfortunately did not get past. I chose Python for the screen, the questions were pretty standard I just wasn't prepared.