I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Citi (New York, NY) in Feb 2015
Interview
contacted a friend at Citi for referral and applied online, contacted by HR in a week for scheduling phone interview, 2 interviewers back to back, each half an hour, started with introducing about job responsibilities, followed by math and technique questions, then asked about my school background and hobbies
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
basic probability questions, fixed income concepts, and basic programming
medium difficulty, asked regular quant questions, math, computer science and all that, regular quant questions, math, computer science and all that, not that difficult, rejected by them in the end
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
regular quant questions, math, computer science and all that
Medium. Memorize the green book and be fast at mental math and be articulate. Be able to answer simple probability questions and stats stuff. they like people who can speak English and are coherent when talking through ideas
I applied online. I interviewed at Citi (New York, NY)
Interview
It was a first round with the hiring manager who mostly asked behavioral questions. He described the role and what they do. Overall the questions he asked were trivial like bond market trading hours. I didn’t know about the sessions after the regular trading session.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General questions about trace data and bond markets