I applied online. I interviewed at Citadel in Jul 2025
Interview
This is for the women's program - resume screen then 30 min Zoom. However, the interview dialed in. Asked a tell me about yourself and then the rest were probability questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
asked about the expected number of coin flips to get 2 heads, how much you would bet on a game, and other probability questions
I applied online. I interviewed at Citadel (Chicago, IL) in Apr 2025
Interview
The initial interview was an Online Assesment which consisted of two coding questions. The first question is probably equivalent to a LeetCode medium and the second question is equivalent to a leetCode hard.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked a question about linked lists and tree structures.
Several stages; my final interview consisted of some basic Python questions. I definitely could have done better with some consistent practice. I would recommend practicing on Project Euler or Leetcode.
Summer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Citadel with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Intern roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Citadel overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Citadel as a Summer Intern according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
Other: 17%
Personality test: 17%
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