Citadel Interview

Hi all,

I have my final interview with Citadel coming up next week and it entails a 5 hour long case study with DCF. I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on their experience if they went through the same process?

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5 hour case study seems ridiculously excessive. Do they expect you to take the day off work?

I feel like they should know enough about your abilities before a final round where a brief case study would be sufficient.

5 hours I would expect a full model build and some form of written pitch/presentation with a long, short, pass decision. Likely Q&A to grill into your assumptions, so pay close to attention to your revenue and cost drivers/build.

 

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