Citigroup IT Analyst 2nd round Interview friday, tips?

[patrick409]

Ahhh employment

 

[patrick409]

babump

 

[hevnsnt]

2nd round I would expect a lot of

What would you do if...

and

Explain a time when you...

type q's..

 

[RossMAN]

Please tell them that they kick ass over Chase credit cards and to keep up the good work.

 

[abc]

Originally posted by: patrick409
Hello all,

I've got a final round interview with Citigroup this friday for an entry level IT Analyst position on friday. Anyone work for citigroup? Any tips? I'm guessing they'll drop some technical questions. Should I email their HR asking what kinda interviews, i.e. group or one on one I should expect?

Thanks!

what city, and is this a right out of college kind of position?


i wouldnt think they ask that much if you're part of the pool of college recruited candidates.

 

[T2T III]

Best of luck to you. Sounds promising.

 

[LAUST]

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[yoda291]

Are you an NYU student by any chance?

 

[patrick409]

job is in new york city.

it is an entry level straight out of college position.

yeah, i'm an nyu student.


thanks for all the responses!

 

[abc]

nice. u did IS at Stern or CS at CAS?


well, I'd have to get you are IS, or non CS. otherwise you ought to be looking for a programming job.

I'll say, good old oncampus recruiting is the best way to start at the top companies, rather than job hopping to get to the top companies..


Good luck to you.


Is the market rough for college grads?

 

[abc]

oh, just remember that the bottom line is that they are looking for things that would contradict the positive feelings that they had for you after your first meeting with them..

so if you just hold serve, then you should be in.


big companies such as C tend not to have a specific number that they will hire... they tend to instead, hire however much out of the recuitment class that are feel are "Citigroup Caliber"...

Again, good luck. Once you're in and stay 1-3 yrs, you leave and people like Leh, BSC, JPM, MER, MWD, GS, could be interested in you...

 

[cchen]

I had a final round today for Merrill Lynch's Technology group (Global Debt Analytics, which isn't technically technology, but whatever), which is probably very similar to Citigroup's. They asked a bunch of pretty useless stuff about my previous internships, courses, behavioral questions, etc. Nothing too technical. If you got a second round I'm assuming they're already pretty interested in hiring you so I don't think you'll have any problems. (btw mine was for a summer analyst position)

 

[patrick409]

Thanks for the feedback guys, this community rocks.

abc, i'm in CAS, comp sci major. I'm interested in economics and business though, so citigroup would be great for me.

The market this year for comp sci grads seems to be pretty good, at least for nyu CS kids. Financial companies are hiring left and right. that's the benefit of NYU i guess, financial companies have a huge backing.

One more question. Is it ok if i bring a bottle of water? I tend to get nervous and my mouth dries out, so even if i'm confident about the answer, the words come out cracking a bit.

It's gonna be a 3 hour interview. What could they possible ask in 3 hours!

 

[RichieZ]

intersing, i have final round w/ UBS next wends. They're flying me out to Stamford, CT for the interview, its a summer analyst position.

I'm a CS and Econ double major at Northwestern University. Keep us updated, I"m really interested in seeing what they ask you.

For UBS, its a whole day thing.

"II. Thursday, March 11th 2004
? Final Rounds: The day will consist of interviews and a group exercise.

? We anticipate that the day will last from 8:30 a.m. ? 3:00 p.m.
"

I doubt they will ask anything technical tho. Question for you, do they expect you to wear a suit? Mine says business casual so I'm wondering if it would be wierd if i wore a suit.

 

[patrick409]

Richie, my suitemate got hired at UBS for IT. he'll start there next fall.

Wear a suit, you can always take it off.

Northwestern eh? You from chicago, or just go there for school?

 

[CChaos]

Hey hey. I work in Retail Branch Delivery Systems Development for Smith Barney. I don't know if other parts of Citigroup handle thier hiring differently, but for me, the interviewing was pretty easy. Will you be down at 388-390 Greenwich? I started here as a consultant in an intent-to-hire position though so it was as much CCS's (Chubb Computer Services) reputation that got me in the door as my own qualifications. I had one interview with a group leader and then a technical interview (exclusively Java) with 2 of his programmers and I was in. Just relax and think about how a noob like me with a little bit of programming training and an English degree got a job there, so you'll get in no problem.

On the subject of UBS, well, I live in Greenwich atm and will probably be moving to Norwalk, CT soon so Stamford would be absolutely perfect for me. I have got to get my ass in there.

 

[Anghang]

i also had a 2nd round interview with Citigroup recently for IT Security, but it wasn't for entry position...but assuming that the interviewing process of theirs is procedural...expect technical questions...when they interviewed me they basically went through my resume and asked for details of my experience about each thing i had on there...type of security, intrustion detection, policies & procedures, etc...so my advice would be to know your resume and the details behind it really well...and being that you're a student, be able to clearly convey an understanding of your background of study...

in addition to that, of course know everything from your first interview with them...where you wanna be...short/long term goals...where you see technology going...etc etc...

good luck

 

[SeaMonki]

i'll have a 1st round interview with Citigroup for their Technology Infrastructure Management Associate Program next wednesday. Any clues to what the interviewer will ask?

 

[darkshadow1]

if it's 3 hours it's either 6 30-minute interviews or 4 45-minute interviews. expect a mix of technical and fit questions, although at this point they probably just want to gauge whether they like you and/or would enjoy working with you. relax, be calm and friendly...good luck with it.

 

[patrick409]

Originally posted by: SeaMonki
i'll have a 1st round interview with Citigroup for their Technology Infrastructure Management Associate Program next wednesday. Any clues to what the interviewer will ask?

SeaMonki, For MY first round interview last week, I was asked mostly stuff about my resume, what kinda group/team work i've done, and where i see myself in the future. Since my position is purely entry level though, I wasn't really asked any technical questions yet. I expect some in the 2nd round.


CChaos, my interview will be at 111 Wall street. I THINK i'm interviewing for Smith Barney as well, since my first interviewer mentioned something about that. From what I've seen, my suitemate is getting far less at UBS than what everyone else at places like Ernst, Deloitte, and ML are getting. That's entry level though, so I dont know if you'd get paid at UBS relative to Citi. Might be worth the convenience for you though.


How much information should I research about Citigroup? I'm assuming since citi is such a huge company, I'm not expected to know all the intricate details. I figure I'd just look at recent news items and just know a lil about each division.

 

[CChaos]

Someone I went to Chubb with and one of the programmers that used to be in my group are working at 111 Wall now. Personally, I knew very little about the company and even less about finance when I started. Also, the business knowledge that will help you would really depend on what you are doing here. It can't hurt to do a little research, but as long as you are honest about what you know and willing to learn what you don't, I think you'll be fine.

I'm a pretty laid back guy, and the two group leaders who interviewed me were also very casual and easy to talk to. It wasn't a stiff, high pressure meeting in the least. I don't know how well that jives with your experiences thus far, or what you're in for next time, but for me, the managers left the technical stuff to thier programmers and were more concerned with my other skills as well as how I would fit in. It occurs to me now that I met a VP as well. Now I didn't even meet an HR person until I was hired and went to fill out my paperwork and in my case, the group leader and VP I met were business people, not programmers.

 

[SeaMonki]

Thanks for the info patrick409! Good luck on your 2nd round interview!

 

[abc]

Originally posted by: patrick409
Thanks for the feedback guys, this community rocks.

abc, i'm in CAS, comp sci major. I'm interested in economics and business though, so citigroup would be great for me.

The market this year for comp sci grads seems to be pretty good, at least for nyu CS kids. Financial companies are hiring left and right. that's the benefit of NYU i guess, financial companies have a huge backing.

One more question. Is it ok if i bring a bottle of water? I tend to get nervous and my mouth dries out, so even if i'm confident about the answer, the words come out cracking a bit.

It's gonna be a 3 hour interview. What could they possible ask in 3 hours!

nice... do they still teach you turbo pascal as your first programming course? lol...

hiring left and right... nice

No harm in bringing water, but keep it in your bag. i think you take the last sip before you go into the building. At reception, you MIGHT get a chance to sip.. or they might have a restroom while you're waiting where you can continue the sip.

I wouldn't carry it in your hand to the interview though.

I would take my chances, and am willing to bet that during the session, you will be offered water. In interviews they do tend to make these gestures... it's not a test... but don't act like... 'eh ...sure' like you just accept it...

be more decisive and light up your face a bit, and say something like 'oh why yes, that would be great...ha ha' kind of thing.

Lastly, you would be surprised... an average interview that is going well would run 2 - 3 hrs. You should be meeting 3-4 people over that kind of time.

Part of it is for them to find out about you... but trust me, perhaps not so much for your first job, but as you start jumping around in the job world, there are jobs that you don't want... so part of the interview is for you to ask about the job for your sake... So those 2-3hrs really go by fast. You'd hate to leave your job for another one only to find out your first week on the job that you made a mistake... then have to consider wasting 9-12 months there in misery before moving on, just so you don't look like a job hopper in the eye of your 'next' employer... that's always a possibility. Anyway, don't worry about this kind of thing now... heh heh.

 

[Ameesh]

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[patrick409]

last minute bump before goin to bed. Interview begins in 9 hours, pretty nervous..