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Citi
A multi-stage process: online tests and a video interview, then analyst interviews and a final assessment centre with senior bankers.
Do a practice HireVue set up like Citi's, and get a mark on every answer plus a verdict: likely pass, borderline or likely fail, with your estimated chance of getting through.
The process (London internships)Several reports agree
- 1Online application
- 2Online tests and a recorded video interview
- 3First-round interviews, often with analysts
- 4Assessment centre: several interviews with senior bankers, sometimes a case study
HireVue format
- Questions
- 3
- Thinking time
- 30s
- To answer
- 2 min
- Retakes
- 0
Candidates report a recorded video interview after the online tests; Citi doesn't publish the timings, so this uses a typical format.
Our judgement. Source. Our practice HireVue uses these settings.
Worth knowing
- Applications can open earlier than at many peers, so prepare before the autumn rushOne report
- Interviews mix 'why Citi?' and behavioural questions with standard technicals and recent news about CitiSeveral reports agree
- London summer analysts do a 10-week programme starting in June, beginning with a week of training in LondonFrom the bank
Use these in "why Citi?" answers, but add something personal: a person you spoke to, a deal you followed, or a team you want to join.
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Sources
- Citi: Investment Banking Summer Analyst, London
- Finbound: Citi summer internship guide
- Glassdoor: Citi London interview report
Last checked 2026-10-08. Processes change each season: always check Citi's own careers site. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Citi.