Citadel: Brutal recruiting at top MBA schools

From talking to friends at HBS, wharton, booth, columbia, the recruiting by Citadel was especially brutal this year, even moreso than other elite firms. People who were getting full-time offers from places like Blackstone, SAC, Fortress, PIMCO, were either getting cut after the first-round interviews or in some cases not even receiving an interview invite.

 
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quantum:
From talking to friends at HBS, wharton, booth, columbia, the recruiting by citadel was especially brutal this year, even moreso than other elite firms. People who were getting full-time offers from places like blackstone, SAC, fortress, PIMCO, were either getting cut after the first-round interviews or in some cases not even receiving an interview invite.

my friends at HBS, wharton, booth and columbia told me you are a faggot.

 
jhoratio:
Insanely selective would be 2-3 total, not at each school. If you figure a first round of about 12 interview, then 3 from there is 25%.

In other news, I heard that a turkey club is an awesome sandwich. Not quite as good as a delicious burger, but pretty darn good.

i know for a fact that last year about 200 students at wharton submitted resumes to citadel during on-campus recruiting. and they gave out either 1 or 2 offers.

 
PussInBoots:
I'm sorry but what exactly can MBA student do @ Citadel? Wouldn't it make more sense for them to go after MFE students (Financial Engineering) or MSF Princeton(25 spots for 600+ applicants)/LSE (43 spots for 1,500+ applicants)?

I know someone at the B-school in my university who is going to be working for a firm like Citadel. He was an engineer in corporate research at a blue-chip technology firm before deciding on MBA. This would be especially true for more quantitative B-school programs like Booth.

 

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