Barclays and Citi interview

I have 1st rounds coming up and I was wondering what sort of questions I should expect for both interviews?

This is for IBD.

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I would say any questions on the BIWS, WSO, M&I guides, and beyond. The questions that are going to be asked depend on the interviewer. I've had all behavioral and all technical 1st round interviews, and you can't really "expect" anything.

But generally speaking, most of the questions seemed to be pulled straight out from the guides. Apart from that, just be updated on the market and have your OWN perspective and opinion on it. It is not enough to simply know what is going on.

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