I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at CITIC Group in May 2015
Interview
Two round interview, first interview is conducted by HR, she will ask you some basic questions about the financial market and introduce the workflow in the company. Second interview is by a manager, to get to know how you progress different situation.
Phone Interview. The length of the interview is about 40 minutes. All questions are technical questions. Asked questions about data structure, machine learning, coding (Python and C++). The interviewer is very nice.
I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at CITIC Group (London, England) in May 2016
Interview
Stressful but can be expected. More about technical issues (needa specify some related news and investment stuff). Needa prepare more on those aspects. Few questions on personal aspects. Will ask you about career goal and future lookout (specific industries). Overall is a reasonably one.