今年申请了5家IB… 这是第一个有RESPONSE的… 也是今年的第一个AC, 校内上的考神苹果上的大仙神马的都眷顾我吧~~ 我早上还在很郁闷地睡觉… 居然就接到电话通知OFFER了
我去年和今年都申请了INTERNSHIP, 去年主要申请的是BO 的FINANCE, 今年都申的FO的IBD(M&A, CORPORATE FINANCE这块的)
申请和准备面试的时候也看了网上很多有用的东西… 和大家分享下经验吧… 希望能对申IBD或者最近要面试的其他人有帮助哦~~~
有的东西我不太会用中文表达额…就用英文的吧… 大家别BS我就好了…
从申请到给OFFER大概的流程是
You submit online application - HR review ur application against their minimum requirements - online numerical test if passed HR screening - application reviewed by senior bank in business if passed online test - the team select candidates for interview - 1st round interview - Assessment Center(AC) if passed 1st round.
1st round interview:
It’s not telephone interview. This consists of 2 interviews at their office and 1 numerical test to check your integrity.
Interview 1: is about motivation+competency. About you and Citi. For example, why you, why citi, why ibd, something on your CV. Competencies they are looking for are teamwork, leadership, success, mistake. He also asked basic valuation stuff.
Interview 2: competency - based interview. It should be a competency based interview. But after my 2nd question, the interviewer started asking very technical questions.So what question you’ll get all depends on the interviewer, your own background and luck.
Numerical test: Same as online test, not shl or psl. They use Talent q, which is similar to Gmat, where your score doesn’t depend on the no of correct answer alone, but also depend on the level of difficulty. Basically, first few questions are very simple, and if you are right, you 'll be answering more difficult question.
I totally don’t understand the last few questions but still get passed. So I guess it’s very important to do good on the first few questions.
Assessment Center: 3 interviews + presentation and a written report based on case study
3 interviews are all 30 min 1 on 1 interview.
Interview 1: is about market knowledge/current affair.
1 of the senior bank will discuss current affairs with you and challenge on whatever you say. For IBD, you dont necessarily need to know what’s the index/prices today, but you should be able to talk about the current fairs, recent deals that interests you, why it interests you, what’s the impact on Citi and its clients. So it’s very important to keep track on what’s going on in the market.
Interview 2: is all about teamwork. Different situations in a team.
Interview 3: some other competencies, i.e. decision-making, problem-solving, taking initiatives, under-pressured, etc.
Presentation + Written report:
You have 1.5 hours to prepare for the presentation and write the report based on a Case study. The time is quite limited.
The written report will be assessed.
The presentation is 10 minutes, followed by a 10 min Q&A. Very simple part.
That’s all in AC.
I think I screwed up on case study( didnt write many stuff and even didnt cover the last question), but since they still offer me a place and give very positive feedback, I guess probably they don’t expect too much on you.
They will go back to you very quickly if you’re successful.
That’s all my experiences. Hope it helps.Good luck!