Investment Banking Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Citi with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Investment Banking Analyst roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Citi overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Citi as a Investment Banking Analyst according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 17%
Presentation: 17%
Drug test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Other: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
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Very quick process, 3 stages for the summer internship, the same for full time. Good to know many languages - big selling point for Citi. They tend to select people from top universities, love Oxbridge, LSE, Science Po, etc. Read FT before the interview, they like hearing about the deals that Citi did recently
The interview process at Citi followed a fairly standard bulge bracket structure and was well organized overall. After submitting my application online, I was contacted by HR for an initial screening call that focused primarily on my background, interest in investment banking, and motivation for applying to Citi. This call was conversational and lasted about 20–30 minutes.
The first formal interview round consisted of one-on-one interviews with analysts and associates. These interviews included a mix of behavioral and technical questions. Behavioral questions focused on my past experiences, teamwork, leadership, and reasons for pursuing investment banking and Citi specifically. Technical questions covered core valuation concepts, including DCF methodology, enterprise value, and how changes in depreciation affect financial statements
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Question 1
How does a $10 increase in depreciation affect the three financial statements
I applied through university. I interviewed at Citi (New York, NY) in Feb 2026
Interview
on campus 1-on-1 with an associate, really behaviorally focused and got asked a lot of specifics about things i had on my resume, barely got asked any technicals and the ones that were asked were very simple,
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
walk through resume, why IB, why citi, walk through a dcf, walk through a deal
Meeting with analysts and associate, 30 minutes, typical banking interview process. Nice interviewers, standard investment banking interview questions, behavioral and technical questions. Heard back a few weeks later about my process