Source
- Careers site
- citadelsecurities.com
- Sales and Trading prep
- Filed analyst base at Citadel Securities$250k median, New York
- Other programs at Citadel Securities3
How Citadel Securities recruits
- 1First round
Per the campus quantitative research guide shared with Citadel: a 45 to 60 minute remote interview on programming, problem solving, and behavioral questions.
- 2Superday
An onsite round of usually three to five 60 minute interviews, technical and behavioral.
- 3Offer
A final review for team fit, then an offer, about four to five weeks from start to finish.
Paraphrased from Citadel Securities's own page, read Nov 6, 2026.
What they say they look for. Talk through your thinking out loud and ask for hints when stuck, says the quantitative research guide.
Report something
What you saw
A stage you reached
A question you were asked