Investment Banking Summer Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Citi with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Investment Banking Summer Analyst roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Citi overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Citi as a Investment Banking Summer Analyst according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Phone interview: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Drug test: 13%
Presentation: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Other: 7%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 7%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Citi (London, England)
Interview
After three weeks I received an invitation for a first round telephone interview. They asked competency and technical questions. tell me about yourself, why Citi, why IB, walk me through a DCF.
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