Citadel Securities·Quantitative Researcher

Citadel Securities Quantitative Researcher interview experience

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United StatesPosted Dec 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My journey started with technical interviewing that combined resume talk with more direct technical questions.

After that, I stepped into a virtual onsite that consisted of a long run of back-to-back interviews—five interviews in a row—with very little downtime. In the middle of that, there was also an essay task written like an application prompt, alongside an additional assessment that included things like personality.

It was a lot to manage in a single stretch, and the format itself was what stood out. I wasn’t just doing interviews; I was also doing an essay and a separate multi-part assessment process, which made the overall day feel intense.

The people I met were varied, but the whole

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