I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Citadel in Jan 2017
Interview
Phone interview, brainteasers and math questions. The person on the phone was really nice and supportive, and the interview did not last long, about 20-30 minutes. Some questions were easy, but there were some rather challenging ones.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You are tossing a fair coin. What is the expected amount of tosses until you get two heads in the row?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Citadel (New York, NY) in Sep 2022
Interview
2 Phone Interview, then super day. the superday consisted of 3 back to back interviews 1 hour long interviews where they asked you a variety of questions ranging from probability, statistics, market questions. Wasn't very difficult but was a stamina interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic behavioral questions. Also some basic probability questions
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Citadel (New York, NY) in Oct 2020
Interview
4 rounds: one intro call with hr, 2 interviews with senior traders, one final round ( 4 h ).
Brain teasers, market questions, past experience questions and investment strategies opinions / recommendations
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you allocate 1 m dollar portfolio and how would you hedge your positions?
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Citadel (Princeton, NJ) in Sep 2019
Interview
I participated the first round, which was a on-campus interview. The interviewer asked some detailed questions about my resume, then asked some questions about vol curve. And also a question about a mispriced option.
Trading 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 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Trading roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Trading according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
Presentation: 20%
Skills test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Drug test: 10%
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