Citadel Securities·Quantitative Researcher

Citadel Securities Quantitative Researcher interview experience

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Chicago, ILPosted Dec 2017 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with a phone screen with the campus recruiter where the conversation was mostly about my background and my internship experience.

After that, I had two separate technical phone interviews. Each one felt like it was focused on testing how I thought through quant problems, and the pacing was clearly more intense than a casual chat.

About a week later, I moved into a full-day onsite interview at the company’s office in Chicago. The day was intensive, but it was also a great chance to meet smart people and see how they worked. The overall process took around four weeks, and then I got a response roughly another 10 days after that.

I ultimately received an offer, and the recruiter was really professional throughout. When

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