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Updated Mar 14, 2023
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Interviews at Citco
Interviews for Top Jobs at Citco
- Operations Analyst (119)
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Anonymous Employee in Rāichūr
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Citco (Rāichūr) in Feb 2023
A overall Good experience. Comfortable through out the interview process the platform over which the interview was conducted I.e webex software was also good with seemless performance, the interview covered both technical and personal session to a good extent.
- Why do you choose private equity as your career ?
Anonymous Employee in Hyderābād
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Citco (Hyderābād) in Feb 2023
Firstly, thank you for your time for the interview. Each and every round of the interview made me excited. The step by step process in the interview was really amazing and interesting.
- Why did you choose CITCO?
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Anonymous Employee
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Citco in Feb 2023
Nice experience very polite and decent manager and HR. Over all very good. There were on time no delay. HR and manager were very nice to me and all over was very good.
- They ask more about accounting and juornal entries for the position of fund accountant.
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Citco in Feb 2023
The interviewer was not receptive to listening at any moment. He just wanted ready-made answers in a little box. He didn't even turn on the camera. It was a very bad experience.
- Technical concepts of data analytics
Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Citco
Very straightforward process. One interview only that was virtual. Very casual interviewer who asked relevant questions. I heard back from HR very soon after with an offer. Process varies by hiring manager though.
- Tell me about your previous work experience
Anonymous Employee
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Citco in Jan 2023
The interview process was really transparent.Instead of going for multiple levels of interview, the technical and personal interview were confined in the same step. That was a good thing I could find about the CITCO interview process. Moreover, the test conducted in the beginning could add the knowledge towards this particular area.
- What do you know about mutual funds.
- How to write journal entry for a particular situation the interviewer described
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Mumbai
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Citco (Mumbai) in Jan 2023
First you have go 100 mcq question where you to finish in given time limit then video asked question where 9 question will be there and you record you answer and submit and then final interview will be one to one.
- All basic accounting question beacuse I applied for fund accounting
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Citco
Got the opportunity through CMA campus placement. Step-1 :- Online test Step-2 :- Personal interview This was the process personal interview was virtual through webex. My interview was good waiting for confirmation mail.
- What are hedge funds? Difference between hedge funds and mutual funds.
Anonymous Employee in Pune
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Citco (Pune) in Dec 2022
1st IQ and technical test if you shortlisted then you can go ahead for interview round then onr to one interview after the interview you will receive mail for documentation if you are selected then HR will call you and tell about salary and other details and after that you get offer letter
- What is hedge fund? What is NAV and formula. What is Master feeder fund? Explain in brief
Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Citco in Dec 2022
The interview was perfect. All the relevant questions were raised and it was a perfect experience for a fresher like me. It was a mix of questions addressing overall evaluation of the candidate for the specific role
- What knowledge do you have about hedge funds? Explain various types of corporate Actions? Accounting principles? Reconciliation? Etc
Citco Interviews FAQs
Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Citco as 54.2% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.75 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Senior Risk Analyst and Senior Accountant rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Investment Representative and Software Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Citco takes an average of 22.49 days when considering 206 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Senior Accountant had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Profit and Loss Analyst roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Citco according to 206 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone Interview: 29.73%
Presentation: 14.41%
Group Panel Interview: 14.19%
One-on-One Interview: 12.39%
Skills Test: 8.11%
Drugs Test: 7.66%
Background Check: 5.18%
Personality Test: 3.15%
IQ Intelligence Test: 3.15%
Other: 2.03%
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