Summer Citi Sophomore Leadership Program
Hey guys, I'm starting a thread for this program since first rounds are supposed to start coming out this week. Has anyone received anything yet?
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Citigroup Summer Sophomore Internship Program
The Citigroup summer internship program is a rotational leadership program for students finishing their sophomore year of college. This is a rotational program in which students rotate through three different groups across the bank. These groups include investment banking, sales and trading, corporate banking, CMO, as well as other groups at the firm.
This program is considered a great way to get exposure to different parts of the firm and learn more about the divisions that students are interested in pursuing for their junior year internship. After successfully completing the sophomore internship, students are able to preference what division they are interested in returning to for junior year.
The program is highly selective and recruiting for the program occurs mostly at target schools.
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there was an extra email sent out to state preferences; i think everyone got that - unless if someone can prove me wrong?
Yeah that was sent out
Yes, I think everyone who applied received that.
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I heard that this program is good with accepting URM and non-target students. Any URM/non-targets here?
I'm a URM but I go to a target.
I went to a non-target when I applied and received and accepted the offer
was this for this coming summer of 2017
Where in the Citi website did you find this program? I cannot find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Unfortunately, it is too late to apply now. I think the deadline was a couple weeks ago.
That would explain a lot. But thank you I appreciate the response!
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Probably within a week or two. Since the super days are on the 17th and 18th
heyyyyy guys I applied for this too, anyone who went through the program before please comment and let me know what it is like. Got the email for preferences, luckily as soon as I applied the link went down. Havent heard much about Citi so I wonder if it will be competitive to get into as most sophmores are focusing on GS, JPM, etc.
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Have any of the lucky 36 heard back yet?
Everybody will probably need to go through a superday before getting an actual offer
Did anyone schedule for the first round and is the first round a phone interview?
Did you hear back already? Yes it is a phone interview.
Not yet you ?
Commenting to follow. I have also applied for this program and have not heard anything about 1st rounds yet.
How do you know the first round is a phone interview if they haven't sent out any information yet?
Asking someone who has done it in years prior maybe? I have heard that first round is a phone interview as well.
I've got a phone screening later on. Is that the same thing as a first round? Also I did not get the preference email, if anyone can give more info on it.
When did they contact you for phone screen? The preferences email just had you list the divisions you wanted to work in.
Ah, thank you. I'm not sure if I had access to a different app, but my preferences were included in the application, not separately via email. The notification happened last week.
So, just to be exact, the program's name is Citi NAM Sophomore Leadership program. There is also another one called EarlyID program for sophomores which I did not apply.
I haven't heard of the EarlyID program, and yeah I applied to the NAM Sophomore program. Here's the link that has since been taken down: https://jobs.citi.com/job/new-york/sophomore-leadership-program-summer-…
Then, best of luck to u! :) Let us know how your first round went.
Just got a notification to set up a first round interview with an IB MD.
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By the looks of it, it seems like I am only the second one on WSO to get this. My notification also just came today, days apart from the other guy so I feel like there's still a high chance of them sending out more invites.
I got an email to set up a first round interview Wednesday and my interview is on Monday
did you also receive an extra form to fill out or were you just contacted directly to set up an interview?
What time did you receive a email? I hope I'm not dinged
I got the email Wed Nov 2nd at 2pm, and i got the email with with the extra form Oct 19th
Got an email this morning (from an individual not recruitment team) to set up a call for later today or monday afternoon
Same here for S&T
For those who have received first rounds, has anything changed in the application portal? Under "My Jobs", the listing for this program has disappeared...
The listing disappeared a while a go for me. I was told they were finalizing first rounds this week. If I haven't been notified yet can I pretty much assume I was cut. Do they release invites by school? If so any other Penn kids recieve invites.
I am on the same boat, but I am not from Penn. I just sent them an email this morning. I will let you know what the graduate recruitment has to say. Best of luck with your internship search!
Did they ever get back to you? best of luck to you as well!
I wonder when they will send out rejection emails, fingers crossed until mine comes I guess!
I got an email about setting up a first round interview today.
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when was your first round?
Would you mind share your first-round interview questions?
did you ask when you would hear back? also did you receive an additional call?
So if we got the additional forms on Thursday, is that a good sign that there's a first round to be scheduled sometime this week?
I got my first round a couple days after filling out the forms.
I have my phone interview tomorrow, was wondering if it is mostly behavioral/fit or technical?
I heard for the sophomore program there won't be techs. From recruiter.
I've got two interviews for some reason or another, but my first interview had some light technicals.
Anyone receive more than one call?
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Were you emailed to set up another phone interview or told on the phone in your first interview?
When did you submit your application?
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well that gives me hope!
So I had a phone screen this Sunday thinking it was a 1st Round interview, but apparently, it was just a phone screen to see who actually gets 1st rounds.
I just got an email today asking to set up a first round interview later this week. The process is incredibly competitive though. During the phone screen, the MD I spoke with had told me that he was only allowed to choose 2 people from the X amount he spoke to.
Ya, I think it is about 2/30 from speaking with people at Citi.
From the initial phone screen or from 1st rounds?
Do you happen to know the amount of people that get invited to super day? I know 35 get offers but i'd be curious to know how many make it to super day.
That's interesting, I never had a phone screen before my interview. I just got an email saying I made it to the first round and to set up a call.
Which group are you interviewing with? I think only the initial phone screens are happening in investment baking, but I could be wrong. I, also, went straight to a first round interview with markets.
I think you might be right. It looks like phone screens are being held depending on your rotational rankings
Went straight to a first round with investment banking
So anyone rank Asset Management first or second?
Finished my first round, he said that since i had a good amount of finance experience he was going to ask me a lot of technicals, and he did (some pretty tricky ones as well). But if you knew your valuation basics you were fine.
Another note, my first round was conducted by an analyst who is an alumni of my school who is only interviewing people from my school, so I am pretty sure only alumni are conducting these interviews.
Yeah, at least for me it was focused on the three types of valuation, criteria you look for in comps analysis, and general questions distinguishing "why IB" over PE, HF, other sectors in financial services. Also conducted by school alumni - was wondering if this was the case for most people? Have heard a real mix of things about the first round.
I was asked why IB and it was run by an alumni from my school that had the same two majors as me. So they were clearly deliberate with whom they chose to match together.
How many rounds are there?
someone had a phone interview? or heard about the superday?
I spoke to someone at Citi yesterday and they said 1st round interviews were to be completed last night. He also said we should hear something back about super day late this week or early next week.
How was your interview? did you spoke to an md? what did you talked about? are you going to a target school? urm?
And btw I remember when filling the department ranking few weeks ago we had to choose from the 17th to the 18th superdays, which means next week. they will probably update us really soon.
Has anyone received invite to superday?
Not yet. There are a few of us at my school and none of us have heard back.
is there a difference between phone screen/phone interview?
Anybody else just get an email to sign forms and fill in more stuff on their application for Citi?
Yep, do you know if everyone who got a first-round received this email?
Had a first round, did not receive this email. What were the forms exactly?
I just received an email inviting me to superday. Good luck everyone!
Also received email inviting me to superday, Good luck guys!
What division was your first-round for?
S&T here.
I received the first email about filling the survey and never heard back from them since. Do they just ignore me? Or are there going to be any more phone interview before the superday?
Should be phone interview then superday invites from my experience.
Is there any way I can get in touch with the people who are responsible for this program. I emailed to the name mentioned in the email about filling the survey but never heard back.
Did anyone in IB get a superday invite?
Was also wondering this. There's disagreement on whether superday invites for IB have been sent out - I haven't gotten one yet.
IB were sent out, I got one
2 people at my school got one on Thursday
This probably signals bad news then. Out of curiosity, anyone get a superday who is also non-URM?
So I got the superday. Anyone know what a sophomore Superday looks like? How technical can I expect it to be? FWIW, my first round was with CMO and it was super non-technical.
You can expect it to be very behavioral. If they do ask technicals, it is usually the standard ones like walk me through a DCF.
What desk in CMO did you have a first round with? Are you from a target?
Anyone know if superday notices come out in waves based on where in the country you study? I want to email the person I spoke with but don't want to jump the gun on it if they haven't sent out all the invites yet.
For everyone who got superdays, did you get it for the 17th or 18th?
will those who had a phone interview but didn't get a superday (yet hopefully) get a rejection email? will they let us know?
I really hope so, but large firms don't ever really bother to do so in a timely fashion. I feel there's enough anecdotal evidence to confirm this, unfortunately.
For those that got their notifications for the superday already--when did you have your first round? I had mine on Wednesday afternoon so I feel like if I do get a response I should expect it early this upcoming week.
This - perhaps it's just that I don't want to lose hope, but I had two interviews, one on Tuesday and one on Wednesday.
I received a superday email and I had my interview on Wednesday afternoon as well.
Got it. Did your interviewer tell you that you'd be notified by the end of this week? Because mine said he'd get back next week.
What can I expect for a markets superday?
Also got a super day invite. Did anyone get the email on how to book air travel? Does Citi book travel for us?
They will probably send an email Monday with instructions on how to book through their travel agency.
I got a superday invite as well. Does anyone know if we will be interviewed at the superday by the same department we had the first round interview for? I listed treasury & trade solutions as my first choice.
I did the same with rankings, and am unsure. Do you know if it will be technical at all?
im confused, my first round is tomorrow but everyone here is already getting superdays?
Maybe the invites for the 17th went out on Friday and for the 18th they go out tomorrow? praying this is the case
nah mine is friday the 18th and i was notified last friday
Has anyone who's gotten their superday gotten the travel info yet?
Not yet. I replied back to the email to confirm my spot. Hopefully, we will know by tomorrow.
If you got a superday notification today please tell me...I am so nervous..I feel like chances are shredding..
Alternatively, has anyone gotten a rejection email? (After a phone interview)?
They didn't even contact me for first round interview. I am so confused.
I thought my phone screen went great, especially for only a screening, but no super day invite.
Did they notify you that you didn't make it to the superday or are you just assuming that you didn't?
I had two phone interviews and thought they went great, but haven't been contacted. Though it'd be nice to explicitly be notified of rejection, I think (at this point) it's safe to say that if you haven't been contacted yet, then no superday.
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I got a notification.
Did anyone get notifed on Monday?
I feel like there are a few more to come. I just had My phone interview yesterday
Thank you for the special insight. That really helps me calm down and I can start review my midterm now ;-)
Haha jeez. Makes sense as to why they notified us of the superdays way in advance. I guess for some the notification will be coming in shortly before.
Has anyone gotten their travel info for the superdays yet??
got a rejection :/
same :/ felt like my phone interview went pretty well
Didn't get an email after my interviews. Not even sure what to think anymore - perhaps they're sending out rejections in a staggered way?
Anyone hear back from first super day?
Nope, haven't heard anything from Them yet.
Dude it just happened. There's more candidates tomorrow. I'm sure they want to see all the options. I was told to expect an answer Tuesday or Wednesday.
Anyone hear back yet?
Nothing. If anyone has, please let us know.
They probably won't start calling until Monday afternoon.
Would anyone turn down this offer for something else? I'm looking at a couple different opportunities this summer and don't know what to accept if I'm offered this.
Personally, I would not. Being rotational allows you to solidify if your first choice is really where you want to be. On the flip side, it depends how well you fit in with the people at Citi. You should be looking for a place where you will enjoy your time at work.
Looks like nobody has gotten anything. They're done with Superdays, so I suspect they'll be calling starting Monday afternoon. There were about 30-35ish people at my superday, so I suspect 1 in 4 people will make it, maybe more if you listed a less popular option like the Private Bank, your chances are higher, versus IBD or CMO.
That isn't necessarily true. I spoke with HR and they said if they don't like 35 people they will just host another super day to find the people that will be a good fit.
there are 2 groups of people right now - people who were sent a rejection email after their first round, and people who attended superday and are awaiting decisions. where are the other superday candidates coming from?
Anyone heard back yet?
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I have. I received an offer from them. I believe I got notified early because I had a different offer expiring today. I haven't received the official email so I am assuming official notifications haven't been sent yet. Good luck everyone!
congratulations! did they say when the other offers would be coming out? who called to give the offer? also what division?
Just spoke with a friend who is an associate. The MD in his group that I interviewed with told him that I will be getting an offer! He said to expect a call tomorrow from HR.
Congrats!!!
Thanks! I'll PM you.
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