Sales & Trading Summer Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Citi with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied through university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Citi (London, England) in Nov 2015
Interview
Fairly similar to other candidates. numerical test > first round interviews > got invited to AC one week later (one case study, one presentation, 3 1-1 interviews, 1 group exercise, numerical testing). Found it to be fairly difficult, especially case study.
People are generally nice and encouraging, even though i did not manage to get all the brainteasers and technical questions correct.
Will recommend preparing for the interview by attending many networking events + sales and trading insight days + online webinar discussions.
I had my first-round interview last week, and it was entirely behavioral besides "Why Citi?" and "Why S&T?" Very straightforward questions about life experiences: When was a time that you put a lot of time/effort into something and it did not work out? What did you learn from it?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When was a time that you put a lot of time/effort into something and it did not work out? What did you learn from it?
I applied online. I interviewed at Citi (Hong Kong) in Mar 2026
Interview
Roughly 4 rounds. One is the Automated filtering which leads to a psychometric test/behavioural test. If you pass, the next is a first stage interview with other candidates. You have to read some sentiments and present trade ideas and critique yourself/each other. The next interview is the final one where you meet MD/VP + Trader for a rapid markets test and fit test. Be alert with the current markets news and research deeply on all asset classes to be well prepared.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe yourself, Describe asset class A and its complexities, Do you understand asset class B and how would you describe it to someone who is not in finance etc
I applied online. I interviewed at Citi (Hong Kong)
Interview
First do group assessment, have a topic to discuss and questions to answer. If the interviewer is interested, will have follow up questions.
Then will meet interviewers 1 on 1, will be asked about resume and technical questions.