Citizens Financial Group Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (92%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

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The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.8
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  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (74%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

2.5
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  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (96%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Citizens Financial Group

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1st Year Analyst
Year 2023
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Corporate Banking
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Cleveland
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2021
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Cleveland
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Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2021
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Boston
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
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Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Commercial Banking
Location Atlanta
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Year 2021
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Corporate Banking
Location boston
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
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Year 2021
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Charlotte
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
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1st Year Analyst
Year 2019
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location Charlotte
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
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1st Year Analyst
Year 2019
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Debt Capital Markets
Location Boston
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2018
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Debt Capital Markets
Location Boston
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Citizens Financial Group Examples

Corporate Banking Interview - Corporate Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: April 2023
Date Submitted: Apr 17, 2023
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First round was an interview on campus, mix with light technicals and behavioral. Superday followed with behavioral and technical rooms focused on the general guides and a couple of credit questions as well.
Interview Questions
How do you evaluate the credit worthiness of a company?
Sample Answer

Summer Associate Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in Cleveland
Interviewed: December 2021
Date Submitted: Jan 31, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Phone screen with recruiter followed by gorup interview with associates, followed by super day, which was 3 1 on1 interviews with MDs
Interview Questions
There were no trick/difficult questions. Everything felt conversational
Sample Answer

M&A Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in Cleveland
Interviewed: October 2021
Date Submitted: Oct 22, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Personality Test
Interview
The interview process started with a group interview with two VPs from the team the position was with. The interview was a typical behavioral focused interview, without any technical questions. I was notified that I had made it to the super day, which a few weeks after the first interview. The super day had only one technical interview, which consisted of very basic technical questions.
Interview Questions
Why shouldn't we hire you?
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: September 2021
Date Submitted: Oct 10, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Applied on Handshake, and was soon contacted by an associate for an online behavioral interview. Interviewed with an analyst and the associate.
Interview Questions
Nothing was particularly difficult, but in this behavioral, I was asked how an increase in depreciation flows through the three major financial statements
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Underwriting & Portfolio Management Analyst Intern Interview - Commercial Banking

Anonymous employee in Atlanta
Interviewed: March 2021
Date Submitted: Oct 05, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
My first round consisted of a brief phone screen which focused on my interest in applying. The second round consisted of a video interview with analyst/associates from the location I choose to work at. Second interview was completely behavioral and questions focusing on why Citizens and around teamwork. I shortly received a call following this interview confirming an offer.
Interview Questions
Are their more targets or Starbucks in the United States?
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Analyst Interview - Corporate Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in boston
Interviewed: August 2021
Date Submitted: Sep 08, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Was first contacted by HR recruiter via phone. Followed by the screening, had a call with HM to go over basic qualifications and job responsibilities. After screening, was invited to superday consisting of 4 interviewers.
Interview Questions
Nothing was unexpected. Most difficult is most always technical questions. Questions regarding the three statements and cash flow changes should take priority during preparation.
Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Charlotte
Interviewed: January 2021
Date Submitted: Feb 05, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Applied online, got an email to set up an HR screen about two weeks later. Had the HR screen the following week, heard back to set up a call with a director the next day and had that call two days later. The day after the call with the director, got invited to a superday the following week.
Interview Questions
Walk me through how a $10 increase in depr affects the three financial statements.
Sample Answer

1st year analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Charlotte
Interviewed: September 2019
Date Submitted: Oct 17, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Sent online application and a week later I was scheduled for a phone screen. A week after the phone interview I was invited for a superday.
Interview Questions
Initial phone screen I was asked about LBO model and how depreciation affected all 3 statements. The phone interview was very conversational. The superday consisted of 3 interview of around 30 mins in length. I was interviewed by 2-3 employees. Interviews were behavioral, technical, and fit. Again, the atmosphere was pretty relaxed and very conversational like the phone interview. In-between interviews, you got to meet other analysts. Behavioral questions were walk me through your resume. Technical asked about an LBO model, current financial news, free cash flows, EBITDA, and about NWC.
Sample Answer

1st Year Analyst Interview - Debt Capital Markets

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: September 2019
Date Submitted: Sep 29, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Other
Interview
The bank came to campus to recruit, and I applied through my school's online career center portal. Candidates were then subject to a first-round phone screen that was focused on behavioral and cultural questions. Second round super day consisted of three, 30-minute interviews: 1 behavioral, 1 technical, and 1 cultural. The cultural was a very relaxed conversation designed to get to know me better.
Interview Questions
I had a lot of corporate strategy/development/M&A experience. One of the interviewers asked, why I wasn't interested in doing that again and what I didn't like about my previous internship.
The technical questions were very straightforward: current market events and questions straight from the guide:

- What did the fed do recently?
- If you could only choose 2 financial statements, which two and why?
- What is EBITDA and how is it calculated? Why is this important in banking?
- What is Free Cash Flow, how is it calculated, and why is it important?
- Walk me through an LBO model.
Sample Answer

Capital Markets Analyst Interview - Debt Capital Markets

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: October 2018
Date Submitted: Nov 15, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Applied through on campus recruiting. Attended an on campus seminar and networked with one analyst, then interviewed with that analyst and her associate.
Interview Questions
Very conversational interview with no technicals. However, I was first for the day and the interviewers seemed very unprepared (I beat them to the spot and I was 15 minutes early). The associate that interviewed me did most of the talking and he asked me a few basic questions...why citizens bank? why middle market? why leveraged finance?

Questions were answered in the first ten minutes - from here on I drove the conversation by asking questions about the firms growth in the northeast and the addition of an M&A practice.
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