Citi Summer Analyst S&T Interview Help
Hey guys. I've been following this site and the myriad of advice for a while. I've just been invited for a Citi s&t interview for their summer analyst program in 2010. I'm currently a junior at a top-tier school, and have a decent gpa. I have extensive internship experience in wealth management, private equity/valuations/corporate finance, and some economic research experience on emerging markets. However, i've never had previous experience in S&T. I only have around 3 weeks to prepare. How should I go about this? I've borrowed a load of related books on equity trading strategies, bonds, options, etc already and planning to read them all over xmas. Do you guys have any other recommendations on how i should prep? Also, how tough are the interviews for summer analysts in s&t?
Maybe I'm just worrying too much. Nonetheless, thanks for your input. I'll keep you all updated.





I think you're worrying too
I think you're worrying too much....they're interviewing you for an internship....they just ask basic technical questions and the rest is fit....and you can't learn much in just three weeks anyway.
Which school are you from and
Which school are you from and is this for Asia or NYC?
Calm down a little
Relax a little bit. They won't be grilling you on trading strategies for an internship interview unless you specifically make reference to them on your resume. Be prepared to speak extensively about ANYTHING that is on your resume, specifically your prior work experience. And from what you did in other internships, I would expect to get some questions about why you now want to do S&T rather than WM, PE, Corp/finance.
Also maybe expect a few brainteasers thrown in there and some quick mental math questions.
Take a look at some of the guides (WSO/Vault) if you want some more specific S&T questions.
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this is for nyc
this is for nyc
thanks billy ray. btw, i
thanks billy ray. btw, i really like that movie. kind of old fashioned, but characters are classic.
NYC recruiting started?
NYC SA recruiting started?
i think so. all interviews
i think so. all interviews are scheduled for jan.
bump What kind of people is
bump What kind of people is s+t looking for in the SA programs? what kind of personal traits/aptitude would stand out the most? im just nervous cuz i dont know if id be a perfect "fit" even though im fully capable of learning the knowledge skills to do the job
Other Juniors: don't freak
Other Juniors: don't freak out-- every school's schedule is different. my school was also one of the later ones, and the posts on this sites about SA interviews in December/January definitely didn't help me..but turns out the number of kids they took was pretty normal compared to others.
OP:
Don't get yourself lost amidst all the books. You should know the basics about stocks and bonds for sure, but I'd spend more of your time working on the fit/personality half of your interview than memorizing equations and strategies. S&T cares about "personality" or "passion for the markets" in interviews a lot more than the others, in my opinion.
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Have interviews already been
Have interviews already been scheduled? Damn, I didn't get a single one then : /
Sorry to break it to you kid,
Sorry to break it to you kid, but Johns Hopkins is NOT a top tier school.
I applaud your concern to
I applaud your concern to learn, but let me be honest with you... obviously i dont know you in person, but reading what you wrote.. you need to chill just a little bit.. the people interviewing you will read that your worked up in the wrong way.. the whole idea is to be able to handle pressure...
Crack's Heard on the street is a must have book for probability questions they might ask.. though they might not ask as many/difficult ones as a prop shop..
Hull's Derivative Book is good to learn.. but you wouldnt need that for SA but it doesnt hurt....
If I was you.. Id do this:
go to thinkorswim.com open up a fake money PA and trade trade trade.. itl get you plugged into the market and know whats going on... read Crack's book.. if you want to do trading its a must... Read up on technicals, supports/resistances candlestick patterns.. wiki bonds (if you dont know if your interviewing for fixed income or equities and read about how to price a bond)... 3 weeks is more than enough to do all of these... do this.. take over the interview and talk about your "passion" using technicals about your personal account and why you got in/left a particular trade... and CALM DOWN be cool.. if you do this youll ace it guranteed..dont waste your time trying to understand the formulas.. at the most just know what Black Scholes is suppose to do... they really wont ask you about detailed mathematical formulas.. and if u bring it up because you read a book.. and then they grill you.. i promise you, youll only hurt yourself..
good luck
SirBankalot wrote: Sorry to
Sorry to break it to you kid, but Johns Hopkins is NOT a top tier school.
I don't know if your kidding or not, and I don't read the US News rankings..but I went to an Ivy and consider Johns Hopkins a great school..
the cic experience job
the cic experience job description lists all of these just revisit that. you need to retool your strategy bc right now you don't have the right strategy, you shouldn't force yourself to be a "perfect fit" just adapt yourself to be a quant trader more or less. did you learn anything S&T related from LSE/Wharton Corp Fin? i've got the same interview but im focusing on my uniqueness and quant-coursework as a talking point, and i've been trading for the past year so i'm going off that a zhe well.