Citi·Investment Banking Analyst

Citi Investment Banking Analyst interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

MumbaiPosted Oct 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I first had an interview experience that was fine in terms of rapport, but the role didn’t line up.

The interviewer ended up redirecting me to a different banking role for which a colleague was hiring. That handoff changed the whole feel of the process.

For the IB role interview itself, the interaction was rough and very unprofessional—someone joined late without an apology or proper greeting and kept things very cold. The interview mostly boiled down to “tell me about yourself” delivered with no warmth, and the overall atmosphere was blunt rather than conversational. It made it hard to know what they expected beyond the bare minimum.

I didn’t receive an offer after that, and the main

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