I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Citi (New York, NY) in Jan 2014
Interview
They had a targeted candidates process before an on campus interview. The on campus interview was led by Analyst to Managing Director level bankers. There was 2 back-to-back 20 minute interviews with 2 bankers in each interview. After the interview, the decision making was very quick and there was no superday in New York, we heard back by phone that evening.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Not too many difficult questions, standard M&A, accounting, LBO understanding questions and why you wanted to work for Citi, etc.
1 FR, 1 SD. FR all techs, moderate difficulty, SD has 3 behaviorals, 1 technical (harder than FR), 1 case study with comps, PE stuff. Very important to know people in the office.
I applied through university. I interviewed at Citi (New York, NY) in Jan 2026
Interview
Networked with analyst and got first round. 1 associate 1 vp each 30 min for first round. mix of behavioral and technical questions as well as follow ups regarding technical questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself, why banking, why citi, standard technicals