Hi guys, a long-time lurker here and found the discussions to be extremely insightful. I am preparing for interviews at Citi and would like to know something more about "Why Citi" ques besides the standard answers to this ques.
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1) Citi has an immensely powerful global presence across all divisions (IB, corporate/retail banking). Great way to get exposed to deals in different geographies
2) Very large balance sheet so they are able to provide a wide range of financing services which can be a good learning experience for analysts
3) Strong emerging markets presence (esp. Latam)- definitely a way that Citi differentiates themselves
Thanks, in your view, within IB which industry/ product groups Citi excels at?
Capital-intensive industries like industrials, energy / natural resources, P&U, etc. On the product side, M&A is an obvious candidate but also their SPAC ECM team has done well during the SPAC attack over the last year and a half.
You need to network with people at the firm and explain "Well Jack in your group told me XYZ about the culture and team, and Sally told me ABC about the way deals are staffed which I thought was a great system for junior development"
Just wondering which division/group you're interviewing for? Applied to Citi myself and been waiting to hear back.
Bc you love working with their horrible virtual desktop that crashes every time you add new bullet points to a slide.....
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Their "Healthcare, Consumer, Wellness" group is quite unique in combining relatable industries. Can somehow twist how this type of group and innovation at Citi would provide you with the broad exposure you're looking for.
Just an idea on how to think about approaching the question.
Any insights/ sources on Citi's presence in EMEA especially in ICG?
Thanks, any idea how Citi's real estate group is ?
Definitely talk about emerging markets presence and cross border deals. Would hit on generic points about BB experience too.
Anything particular about Cross border deals, that you would mention ?
That's all good and fine,
Can you help with the below.
What if the interviewer follows up
How would Citi's strong global benefit me as an associate ?
For these questions I usually just talked about some cool deals/groups and then followed it up with who I networked with and why those groups were neat as well and spoke to the firm/IBD as a whole
Thanks, any idea how Citi's real estate group is ?
Cool office location
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