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Wow, congrats! I didn't even get an interview from Citadel (kind of surprised considering my strong Fintech background) and currently interviewing with Jane Street and some other prop trading firms for full-time trading position.

I think both are equally (?) good in terms of career prospective and pay. Equally smart and hard-working people. But I think JS has a much better culture. Direct comparisons:

Citadel: - More of a suit wearing environment (may business casual?) - Heard they will squeeze the hell out of your brainpower and throw you out a couple years later unless you're amazing at everything

Jane Street: - More of jeans and t-shirts vibe - Somewhat nerdy. Think people who did math competitions for fun

But I never worked at either, so these are just observations from websites, Glassdoor, and reseach.

 

My friend who went from Goldman S&T to Citadel was let go in less than 4 months. Food for thought.

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