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I think you're basically matched with an employee at Citi who works in the line of business you applied for (e.g. IB) and he becomes your mentor -- you have a few phone calls, he gives you advice about how to prep for interviews, etc. and you guys form a relationship etc. Then at the end of the program, you get to interview and hopefully get an offer -- basically a way to get diversity candidates "hooked" lol

 

The email says "we do have a waitlist so we ask you to confirm by the deadline" and the deadline is next Tuesday. So perhaps you can be pulled off the waitlist. Also, it might depend on the line of business you applied for --e.g. mine is for IB, so if yours is for smth else, you might get yours later

 

i applied cmo so i don't know if that is gonna change the timeline, i had a phone call about it just two days ago with an analyst in cmo so fingers crossed i didn't get dropped right after that

 

i wonder if they sent out rejection emails to those not on the waitlist or not. i hate programs that say if you are emailed then you're in but if you hear nothing then you're out...its pretty annoying to constantly comb through your inbox

 

Yea, I hate that too -- like you don't know when to give up waiting and how much you should focus on other alternatives, etc. I doubt they sent out the rejections yet though, they usually take a while to send rejections and hm interesting, I didn't have a phone call for mine at all

 

Congrats to all of you! I hope that your time in the program is beneficial on both sides! If there are Citi specific questions, I might know someone that can help - PM me.

 

Just got an email said that they expect to have all communications on my application next week. Does that imply rejection tho..? Looks like people who are invited already received the invitations...

 

Hi guys, just some update for you. I received offer from pride for investment banking. And the recruiter told us that if your status shows “recommended for different program” that means you are in. And also, anyone who’s also investment banking track want to form a chat group so we can prepare together? Recruiting this year is coming so early, I guess the easiest way is to do well on this program and also the coming interview. My phone number is+13109232232, DM me

 

For all the people got into this program, do you guys want to create a group chat or so to keep each other updated?

 

Yeah my mentor is an alum; he took 3-4 days to respond, and he said he's been super busy recently, but we scheduled a call for later this week. I wouldn't worry if you've not heard back, from my experience with Citi analysts, they respond fairly slowly (some other banks respond in 2-5 mins). Maybe follow up if you haven't heard by Thu/Fri

 

thanks deshaw1 - used to getting a response within the hour, so glad it's not just my issue. so far have reached out to mine twice (several days apart) and nothing they said the calls are supposed to be about an hour each week, trying to decide what to even talk about beyond basic coffee chat stuff?

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My mentor and I chatted on Monday and he said: "I'm going to teach you how to get this offer". So we're going over interview questions, he's listened to my pitches and "story" already, and we've gone over what I think are my weak points and set goals for what I'm going to do next week. VERY cool program so far, I'm excited to continue working with him.

 

I'm getting big to-do lists. My mentor and I kind of use the guidelines very loosely. I've had superdays and formal interviews for internships before, so we skipped ahead a lot. We started on "story" the first phone call.

How are you guys keeping up with the seminars? I had such a busy week and missed one of mine.

 

so do we all have to do phone screens then? idk what the point of that it is because we have been talking to someone in the firm and division we are wanting to interview for

anyone know any info?

 

hey what do you mean interview invites are already out?? Didn't they just send out a generic email about decisions will be made?

Did you already get a interview invite for superday or phone interview?

THanks.

 

Anyone doing S&T under the Women's Leadership Program? Please reply back if you want to form a group chat to prep. Good luck to everyone!

 

Hey, thanks for replying! How do you want to do this? wanna exchange emails and I can reach out? or phone numbers? Let me know ASAP. Thanks and good luck everyone !

 

Got the email for a phone interview for Corporate Banking, anyone else doing CB?

Don't confuse motion with progress. You can run in place all day, doesn't mean you'll be moving forward.
 

Hey taking this early program has many people attending, is the regular process gonna be later? Wanna submit my app but think it would be useless if it is not rolling. Thanks!

 

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