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Found 527 of over 644 reviews
3.9
66% Recommend to a Friend
Citadel Founder and Chief Executive Officer Ken Griffin
82% Approve of CEO

Found 525 of over 644 reviews

3.9
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Citadel Founder and Chief Executive Officer Ken Griffin
Ken Griffin
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  • "People are smart and nice.(in 62 reviews)
  • "Good pay and bonus if you are working in a profitable part of the company.(in 45 reviews)
  • "good benefits such as hotel and merhc(in 43 reviews)
  • "Good compensation and bonus.(in 31 reviews)
  • "Some smart colleagues.(in 24 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year
    Featured Review

    Fantastic place to work

    Nov 10, 2022 - Associate in London, England
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Fantastic place to work. You have access to best in class resources and the chance to work with some of the brightest people in the world. The pay is also excellent

    Cons

    The hours were long, but that is to be expected when you're making over 100 grand straight out of university

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  2. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Great Culture

    Mar 19, 2023 - Quantitative Analyst in Chicago, IL
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Stimulating Work Always busy Great location

    Cons

    Not really anything negative to say, but some favoritism does exist.

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  4. 2.0
    Former Employee

    great!

    May 18, 2023 - Internal Recruiter 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    great perks of working there

    Cons

    rigid environment, not a lot of growth

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  5. 2.0
    Former Employee

    Culture not so good

    May 10, 2023 - Software Engineer in Chicago, IL
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    good compensation, free lunch and dinner

    Cons

    extremely competitive, and not focus on personal growth

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  6. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Excellent place to work, very hard to get hired (% who apply vs. those hired 10x harder than Harvard)

    Feb 7, 2023 - Quantitative Researcher in Chicago, IL
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Working along the best and brightest in a fast-paced collegiate environment at the forefront of investment management and technological progress, bridging the gap between laborious human research and artificial intelligence and machine learning. The Portfolio Managers are best in breed, and the market-making side teaches you so much so quickly you are almost guaranteed, as long as you are committed, to become incredibly successful in investment management over the long-run. Every hedge fund will want to hire you should you decide to leave Citadel.

    Cons

    Hard work and showing up is a necessity, not a choice. Entitlement is not tolerated. If you view these as cons, Citadel is not the place for you.

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    2 people found this review helpful
  7. 3.0
    Current Employee

    haha

    Apr 25, 2023 - Quantitative Analyst in Chicago, IL
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    benefits is better than the avg

    Cons

    avg work lofe balance culture

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  8. 3.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Pays well, Glacial speed of growth

    Mar 13, 2023 - IT Support Engineer 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Pays well, good benefits and healthcare

    Cons

    If you work in support prepared to be chastised by angry traders. Archaic WFH policies that required you to go back into the office even if your job could easily be completed 100% remote. Not a whole lot of room to have any time to learn and progress in your career as you are glued to the phones all day.

    3 people found this review helpful
  9. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Smart people

    Apr 15, 2023 - Software Engineer in Chicago, IL
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    challenging projects. commitment to invest in technology.

    Cons

    can be long hours, strong focus on results.

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  10. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Great place

    Mar 28, 2023 - Marketing Specialist in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great people, great work. Exciting challenges.

    Cons

    None - keep doing what you’re doing!

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  11. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Great culture

    Mar 28, 2023 - Analyst in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Everybody is at the top of their game

    Cons

    Little patience for positive results

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Citadel has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 644 reviews left anonymously by employees. 66% of employees would recommend working at Citadel to a friend and 78% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Citadel employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Citadel. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

66% of Citadel employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Citadel 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Citadel to be career development, benefits, coworkers and the cons to be management, work life balance, culture.

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