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1/2 fit style, are you a leader? can you handle tough situations? what are you goals? etc 1/2 technical/brainteaser, brainteaser/explain X from your field of study if you have no finance background, more technical if you have experience (option theory questions, dice)
i've been through this interview and i've commented on it numerous times in (recent)related posts - do a search
Citadel ITAP first-round interview technicals (Originally Posted: 09/04/2014)
I've been invited for first-round interviews for the Investment & Trading program. They say it will be 60 minutes of technicals (!) and 15 minutes of behaviorals. I do have a computer science background, being a double major in CS & finance, but I have absolutely no outside-the-classroom experience in programming. I would like to know what kind of technical questions they ask--should I prepare for this like a software job interview or a trading job interview?
bump, would appreciate any input on mathy vs. financey technicals
what was the interview like? have the same one coming up and am in a very similar situation.
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