I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Citi (Ann Arbor, MI) in Oct 2012
Interview
I was just asked just one question. It was based on probability. Before the technical question I was asked to answer the following general question.
1) Why you chose this University for Masters?
2) Details about one of the projects?
3) Favorite class?
4))Least favorite class?
5) What other question did you expect me to ask from your resume, that I must have missed? (Weird! I was unprepared for this)
Prob. Question.
Q) You and I are playing a game of dice, and you win as many dollars as the number that turns up on the roll. What would amount (less than) would you be willing to pay me to let me agree to let you play the game?
Q) Now, you have two dices? Again how much are you willing to bet to let me let you play?
Q) Now, three dices? Same question as before.
Told me a little about more about the position. Chop Chop! End of interview!
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Question 1
5) What other question did you expect me to ask from your resume, that I must have missed? (Weird! I was unprepared for this)
medium difficulty, asked regular quant questions, math, computer science and all that, regular quant questions, math, computer science and all that, not that difficult, rejected by them in the end
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regular quant questions, math, computer science and all that
Medium. Memorize the green book and be fast at mental math and be articulate. Be able to answer simple probability questions and stats stuff. they like people who can speak English and are coherent when talking through ideas
I applied online. I interviewed at Citi (New York, NY)
Interview
It was a first round with the hiring manager who mostly asked behavioral questions. He described the role and what they do. Overall the questions he asked were trivial like bond market trading hours. I didn’t know about the sessions after the regular trading session.
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Question 1
General questions about trace data and bond markets