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Citi: application stages, tests and practice

Citi describes five steps: apply online, a skills evaluation, a one-on-one first interview, a final stage, then an offer. The skills evaluation is a skills discovery survey for EMEA and global Services programmes or a coding assessment for Tech, and Citi does not name a vendor.

Routes: Spring Insight and Citi Insight programmes (London), summer analyst and associate internships, placement analyst, and full-time programmes. Citi gives one five-step process for early career programmes; the steps vary by programme and location. Last verified 2026-10-09.

Stages in order

What do the confidence badges mean?
  • Vendor-published Stated in the test publisher's own document or practice site.
  • Academic From peer-reviewed research.
  • Official employer Stated on the employer's own page.
  • Near-official Near-official: an employer-run practice portal, or a vendor or employer-quoted press release naming the employer.
  • Candidate-reported Reported by candidates. Treat as likely but unconfirmed.
  • Third-party From prep sites, press or forums. Not confirmed by the employer or publisher.

  1. Apply

    Official employer

    Submit your application through Citi's online portal, highlighting your skills and relevant experience. Applications and event registrations go through Workday, and you need a new Citi-specific account.

    Sources: [1]

  2. Skills evaluation

    Official employer

    Citi says you take a skills discovery survey for EMEA and global Services programmes, or complete an assessment to confirm coding skills for Tech programmes. Length and format are not stated.

    Sources: [1]

  3. First interview

    Official employer

    If selected, a one-on-one interview that goes deeper into your background and how your aspirations align with Citi's.

    Practise: Daily interview question

    Sources: [1]

  4. Final stage

    Official employer

    Depending on the programme and location, the final stage is multiple interviews, an assessment or a case study exercise.

    Practise: Assessment centre practice, Case study exercise practice

    Sources: [1]

Final stage line-up

Official employer

Depending on the programme and location: multiple interviews, an assessment or a case study exercise. Counts, lengths and group exercise are not stated.

Assessment centre practice

What we could not verify

  • Assessment vendor for the skills discovery survey (Citi names none; Arctic Shores was named by its own executive in 2022, and one prep site claims Plum, neither confirmed by Citi)
  • Length, format and number of items in the skills discovery survey
  • A recorded video interview stage (not on Citi's page; some prep sites and candidates mention one)
  • Superday or assessment centre line-up, interview count and length, and whether a group exercise is used
  • Selection stages for Spring Insight and the Citi Insight programmes
  • Retake or validity rules

Sources

  1. Citi, Early Career Programs Checked 2026-10-09
    The five-step application process and Workday FAQs.
  2. Citi, Pre-Internships Checked 2026-10-09
    Lists Spring Insight (London, four days) and Citi Insight programmes. No selection stage detail for them.
  3. Citi, Internships Checked 2026-10-09
    Summer Analyst, Summer Associate and Placement Analyst programmes. No selection stage detail.
  4. eFinancialCareers, Arctic Shores test (February 2022) Checked 2026-10-09
    Third party. Arctic Shores' Chief Customer Officer is quoted naming Citi among the banks using its tests. Citi did not comment, and the article does not link it to the current skills discovery survey.
  5. Citi careers (careers.citi.com) Checked 2026-10-09. Page could not be read at the time
    No response from the server; jobs.citi.com was used instead.

Common questions about Citi

What are the stages of the Citi application process?

As we could verify, the stages are: Apply, then Skills evaluation, then First interview, then Final stage. The page says which of these are stated by Citi itself and which are only reported by candidates. Check your own invitation, because processes change every cycle.

What is the final stage of the Citi process?

Depending on the programme and location: multiple interviews, an assessment or a case study exercise. Counts, lengths and group exercise are not stated.

Can I practise for Citi here?

Yes. Each stage links to the matching free practice, with real timings, an untimed mode and a learn mode. The practice is independent, uses original questions and is not affiliated with Citi or any test publisher.

Independent practice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Citi.

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