I interviewed for the Summer Research Associate Position in NYC. The process took overall about 2-3 months. First round was a phone interview then I was invited to final round Superday. Overall, the superday was very relaxed and with more senior people. Everyone was friendly and it was virtual
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Citi in Oct 2017
Interview
The interview process was normal. I applied online on through the company website and got and interview. It was a phone interview. The interviewer was friendly. It starts with tell me about yourself, and diverts towards more technical aspects related to the job. So, overall it was a technical interview with questions on accounting, valuation, finance, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
common accounting questions, valuation questions, etc
meet and greet style interview for first round screening. Asked about motivation, current tasks performed. Eventually I was not considered, because they changed their mind and wanted someone from the sell side equity research background, which was not what was originally a very important criteria. Also took a very lengthy process to arrive at this conclusion (more than 2 months...)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Compare gym chains vs movie chains and which one would you invest in if you had money, give your rationale.