First Citizens Bank Interview Questions (2024) - 6 Entries

First Citizens Bank Interview Questions

6 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (79%)

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3.8

Very Negative
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Neutral
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Very Positive

Interview Difficulty (72%)

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.

2.7

Very Easy
Easy
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Difficult
Very Difficult

Interviews at First Citizens Bank

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Year

Job Title

Group/Division

Location

Experience

Difficulty

Intern

Year 2023

Job Title Intern

Group/Division Investment Banking

Location New York

Experience

Very Positive

Difficulty

Average

Associate Consultant

Year 2023

Job Title Associate Consultant

Group/Division Investment Banking

Location Boston

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Average

Intern

Year 2019

Job Title Intern

Group/Division N/A

Location New York

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Easy

Intern

Year 2020

Job Title Intern

Group/Division Generalist

Location Richmond

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Easy

Intern

Year 2018

Job Title Intern

Group/Division Wealth Management

Location Boston

Experience

Neutral

Difficulty

Average

Intern

Year 2018

Job Title Intern

Group/Division Private Wealth Management

Location Raleigh

Experience

Neutral

Difficulty

Average

Interview Questions & Answers - First Citizens Bank Examples

Healthcare Leveraged Finance Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in New York

Interviewed: November 2023

Date Submitted: Mar 19, 2024

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Recruiter

Length of Process

Less than 1 month

Application

Phone Interview

1 on 1 Interview

Skills Test

Drug Test

Background Check

Interview

Initial recruiter HR screen followed by a single 1 on 1 interview for the first round. Following this, you go directly to the final round which are two back-to-back 1 on 1 interviews with emphasis on behaviorals.(Light Technicals)

Interview Questions

Walk me through a DCF

Describe the most challenging parts of an LBO

What makes a company a good target for an LBO

Sample Answer

SVB - Associate Development Program Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston

Interviewed: June 2023

Date Submitted: Jul 04, 2023

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month

Application

Phone Interview

Interview

I applied for this position on June 20, and a recruiter reached out three days later to schedule a phone call interview for 30 minutes on June 26. I received a phone call on June 30 being told I will not be selected to move forward to the next interview.

Interview Questions

The most difficult question for me is "What makes you qualify for this position?"

Another difficult question was " Why did you choose this position?"

Sample Answer

Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Interviewed: August 2019

Date Submitted: Aug 23, 2020

Outcome

Declined Offer

Interview Source

Other

Length of Process

1-2 months

Application

Phone Interview

Skills Test

Interview

Great experience. Felt at ease interviewing. Consisted of two rounds of phone calls, one with HR, then forwarded onto an analyst, associate, and VP.

Interview Questions

Walk me through your resume, tell me about a time you experienced failure, what do you see an analyst role consisting of, describe a recent project you completed that involved powerpoint, how do I know you can work the hours.

Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Richmond

Interviewed: April 2020

Date Submitted: Apr 30, 2020

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month

Application

Phone Interview

1 on 1 Interview

Drug Test

Background Check

Interview

I had a screening call with a recruiting agency and then I had an in person interview no technical questions just behavioral overall it was very easy and not too stressful of a process. Pay was good and the hours were very fair. It was a generalist program so I was able to work with all departments within the bank.

Interview Questions

Asked some questions about leadership and times I had faced setbacks. Asked where my interest in banking stemmed from and what particular parts of the bank I was most eager to work in. Asked Why this particular bank. and then typical walk me through your resume type questions. It was just one day and only took me about 30 minutes to finish. They got back to me within about a week and then I started. I had a very transparent interviewer who told me how many other candidates were being considered and got back to me with feedback after.

Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Wealth Management

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston

Interviewed: February 2018

Date Submitted: Apr 28, 2018

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Employee Referral

Length of Process

Less than 1 month

Application

Phone Interview

Interview

I was asked to submitt an aplication for the position, and i interview over the phone roughly two week slater

Interview Questions

They were very opaque wth the questions asked. They asked me to do a LBO but in the application it said that it was strictly an Mergers and aquisions position, so im not sure why there were probing with leveraged finance questions. After theat, they asked me a bunch of behavior and a few braintersers, like the standard you have 25 hourses and only can race 5 at a time, how to you detemine the fastest three horses with a very high degree of success. Other then that, it was a pretty standard interw process.

Sample Answer

Wealth Management Intern Interview - Private Wealth Management

Anonymous employee in Raleigh

Interviewed: February 2018

Date Submitted: Mar 28, 2018

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Employee Referral

Length of Process

1-2 months

Application

Phone Interview

1 on 1 Interview

Group Interview

Interview

Had an employee refer me to the head of HR at the company. Then was asked to submit a resume, and then had a 30 min phone interview with no technicals. Then had a 3-1 interview at the head office.

Interview Questions

The interview questions themselves were rather straightforward. No technical questions were asked, and all were strictly behavioral. Be in the know on any recent market trends, and if you say something, IT NEEDS TO BE TRUE. These interviewers will come off as casual and almost relaxed, but if you give them an opportunity to trip you up or god forbid catch you in a lie, its game over. Avoid being to cocky, if you claim to be a financial expert, you will get an obscure technical question thrown in your face.

Sample Answer