I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Citi (London, England) in Oct 2017
Interview
The first round for Hong Kong SA consisted of 2 group interviews, one technical, another one market news. Before the group interviews, there were English-Chinese translation and essay writing tasks.
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
