Citadel CAP FT Process 2027

hi currently a rising sr interviewing for cap ft - had the bd call with 2 members of the team, went super well. did the wonderlic (thought it went well) and abt to start the modelling test... any tips? also, what does the rest of the process look like? like what are the rounds and all?

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Ok cool ty. Is the model just the three statement with like the historicals already filled in and a plug and play or dy need to do like rev build and stuff? And was the wonderlic the standard 50 qs in 12 mins?

Ik from a bd call that after the fcat and wonderlic there's two rounds with the investment team to gauge stock picking ability and fit/interest if that helps.

 

Did u network like way earlier? I only just applied lol is it cooked for me.

 

where did u hear this? asking bc i'm in a similar boat, feel like i aced the bd call and wonderlic, and did everything with basically 99% accuracy other than the fact that my b/s didn't balance (something that could've been fixed in like 2 more mins had there not been a 45 min limit)

 

any word on next steps in process? i think someone on here said that there would be a round with investment professionals (not sure what the content is or how many interviews and how long in this round... assuming stock pitches and then grilling and general market knowledge). and then final round is w the head of the program mainly assessing fit? (not sure how long this one is either

 

Haven't networked but have perfect resume (RX, HF etc, Target), bit confused on timelines here and if I should ping my network asap. 

 

What's the caliber they're looking for when giving out interviews? Does it have to be top BB/EB or would they be open to more "non-traditional" backgrounds like UMM PE/MF Credit SA?

 

finance123student:

Does anyone have any insight into what the BD round looks like? I'm assuming I don't need to do stock pitch prep for that one specifically?


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