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AbooFaaris:
hello people, I had my PI since last week thursday and I havemt heard from kpmg.I hope all is well, because I heard people already resumed yesterday. thank you.

What Unit did you interview for? I might be able to help.

DumsBen:
Nowadays, that rule for benchmarking hasn't really worked. I know people that got regret mail after so no rest till you are called for medicals. I got a reply 6 hours after the interview.

Really? It must be awful getting a regret message after the benchmarking period. It used to be a formality going by the threads on here. Did you try to call the HR? They might have an update for you.

6 hours was really fast! Your partner must have been impressed with your performance. Did you get my personal message?

Best!

DumsBen:
I did my PI on the 24th and have been benchmarked since then. Concerning connecting you to the person you will have to send me a pm.

Okay Buddy, I sent you a request already. It is a very funny email so excuse the pun. No need to worry man, you are in already. Benchmarking is always 99.99% sure. How long did it take for you to get a success message?

Hopefully we would be colleagues soon.

DumsBen:
I know someone scheduled for PI today. Someone who called their HR said MC recruit is still next year.
Just to add to this questions, is there any IARCS new hire waiting to resume next week or do you know anyone.

IARCS is still ongoing and you can still join even when the academy is on session. When did you do your PI?

Is there a possibility of you linking me up with the person scheduled for MC PI today so we can share updates? Thanks

AyoDoll:
I applied in January, did Aptitude test in February, got a call in July for Assessment Center and now time for Partner Interview. Any tips!!

Good Afternoon,

It seems like the MC recruiting round is very slow. I heard that here has been only one PI round so far and no new graduate recruit yet. Although I can't confirm this, please is there any MC new hire here waiting to resume next week or do you know any one?

I would really appreciate if anyone can provide any information regarding the MC interview rounds for this year so far. Have you heard from them since your PI @Ayodoll? We can share updates.

Thanks.

Good Afternoon,

It seems like the MC recruiting round is very slow. I heard that here has been only one PI round so far and no new graduate recruit yet. Although I can't confirm this, please is there any MC new hire here waiting to resume next week or do you know any one?

I would really appreciate if anyone can provide any information regarding the MC interview rounds for this year so far. Have you heard from them since your PI @Ayodoll? We can share updates.

Thanks.

Good Afternoon House,

It seems like the MC recruiting round is very slow. I heard that here has been only one PI round so far and no new graduate recruit yet. Although I can't confirm this, please is there any MC new hire here waiting to resume next week or do you know any one?

I would really appreciate if anyone can provide any information regarding the MC interview rounds for this year so far.

Thanks.

Good Afternoon House,

It seems like the MC recruiting round is very slow. I heard that here has been only one PI round so far and no new graduate recruit yet. Although I can't confirm this, please is there any MC new hire here waiting to resume next week or do you know any one?

I would really appreciate if anyone can provide any information regarding the MC interview rounds for this year so far.

Thanks.

mambani:
An email was sent immediately after the call.

kemiThegoddess:
Oh so they didn't send you any email ?

sawyer89:
Serious? Please did you write the test too?

MarvellousGod:
Just guessing. Manbani works with the big 4... I'm sure a couple of others applied too...
Don't get worked up.. just continue with what you're doing, if they call fine, if they don't, move on....

Just to clear some misconceptions: From what I heard from the grapevine, Big 4 wasn't a prerequisite, most of the candidates came from foreign universities and had relevant internships. Less than 20 candidates were interviewed for the first round. They take 4 max yearly and it is extremely competitive so cheer up if you were not called. Your resume layout and cover letter probably matters more than what you got in the test. Always a long shot without relevant internship i am guessing.

The process is over now; 3 interviews in 7 days!!!!

Mambani if you don't mind can you share your profile? A guy that we interviewed together for an analyst position in a management consulting firm in Johannesburg got in and his background is Ivy League. Bachelor of Science from Cornell in New York.

I hope I have been able to answer some of your questions. Cheers

sawyer89:
Yes . I've written the test. Mehn! Just being hopeful. That would be the first time I 'll be writing such a test. It quite different from the conventional SHL and Gmat I'm used to, a bit harder. Praying unto God for the best.

I was surprised I was invited for the test because of my Engineering background. Working in Citi bank will be so great. It's one of the best financial institution in Nigeria in terms of training and development, remuneration, network and brand. Wish us the best.

I think I know you. Were you at EY assessment centre?

It is compter adaptative like the GMAT exam. Wish everyone the best! The main aim of these test is to test your ability when it comes to processing relevant and irrelevant information. Don't fall for the trap of thinking too much and trying to judge your performance. You might answer only 6 with a higher difficulty level and get a score better than someone that answered 10/12. The score for adaptative testing is normalized score not absolute score.

I have heard stories of people getting 3-7 questions wrong and still getting a perfect score in GMAT (51). The example is just to give you an idea of how normalized scoring works.

MarvellousGod:
by attempt, I don't mean I answered all, I mean all questions appeared afterall, even though some took time to appear... it's well joor, I go leave am like that abeg. ..


@ nerd90, I didn't take screen shots and deadline is today.. I will just let it go...

Go their website and other websites that talk about citibank.. after application, they screen your application personally. According to them, they don't employ the keyword thing to prescreeen, they go through it personally, that's why it takes them so much time to get back to applicants. ..we did this application over two months ago but they just got back to us now... That doesn't mean much candidates ain't still invited though...your application will still be considered at subsequent stages. ...

Sorry about the BOA thingy, guess you're on to better things now....

I dislike that keyword thing, it is unfair and smack of laziness. That is why I like the management consulting and top financial firms. They would actually read your cover letter and compare it to your resume. Most times the ATS rejects applicant with PDF formats. Nigeria firms are very lazy recruiting wise, during my final year in college I had friends that got interviews with management consulting firms in other countries. They would reply all the applicants within three weeks (positive or negative). From your description about citi, they are acting very professionally.

I know you would be fine so start preparing for the round of interviews. I am sure you did well above average. Goodluck

MarvellousGod:
Yeah, I did the test... Citibank employs talent Q to offer their assessments.. you can Google talent Q...

My first 3 questions were so easy but subsequent questions eehhh .. I also had a network challenge even though i tested the network strength before I started, I wish all questions loaded at once just like shl instead of having to wait for each question to load..When some of my questions loaded, I had little time left...

Each question is timed 75secs, though the 1st question under each table is 90secs.... You see your time ticking down on each page ... Also, the tables are soo big, it'll take you time to even analyse it so as to know how to tackle each question. .

Yeah, Citi is one of the best places to work in the world including Nigeria. They're a first class financial institution. To even get invited for their test isn't easy...Successful candidates will be trained in South Africa for 6 months plus other international trainings. .

Yes, more than 20 options, some had more than 30.. you can't approximate, if the answer is 34.56, you'll have options like 34.54, 34.55, 34.57..............You must get the exact answer to stand a chance. . Unless the question says otherwise, like to approximate to the nearest. ...... of which you ll still see closely related answers. ... Guessing is out of it...

Thanks a lot, I hope for the best even though my performance wasn't my best.... btw, are you a financially inclined? Hope you got BOA?

I feel like mailing them and telling them my predicament as regards network, what do you think?

It would be difficult since you answered all your questions. Another problem is that the technical team in charge of the test might not be Citi's technical team. If the deadline has passed, it would be difficult to schedule another one for you. Did you take screenshots? That worked for me when I did my BNP Paribas tests. It would surely strengthen your appeal. It is always nice to take screenshots once you notice some challenges, I concede it might be difficult due to the time pressure.

Yes I'm financially inclined. BOA was a long shot, I got to the final stage but my lack of bulge bracket experience affected me. It was an off cycle analyst position which makes the chances slimmer unlike a full time analyst or summer position. I thought all banks invite applicants that have decent resume/cover letter invites, so they do pre-screening? It isn't difficult to put up a decent one page resume and stellar cover letter now or is it? They always review your test scores and application together not one before the other, at least that is what most banks do.

MarvellousGod:
Yeah, you're right. ..
The options are even more than 20 per question. ..
The test no easy...

It's well....

I am guessing you took the test, how was it? Last numerical test I did (Bank of America) went very well although I am aware that Citi's own is on a different level. My friends said once you start getting too easy questions or questions far away from your first 3 on a difficulty level, know that you are not doing very well.

I wish you the best if you took part in this round. Citi is a wonderful place to work. 20 answers tell me you can't approximate like SHL.

MarvellousGod:
Taken the test yet?

Citibank Tests are always computer adaptative; next question would be harder than the previous one. You can answer 7/10 and have a better score than someone that answered 9/10. It is way harder than SHL with a lot more tables. As far as i know, Citi's numeracy test is the hardest among investment banks. Some of my friends did their internship with Citi London.

Hello Blessing,

I sent you a follow request, please can you follow me back so I can send you a personal message? Thank you

Cheers

blesseenE:
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ednut1:
brace urself peeps, mk i gv una small inspiration, last year was invited for d test ( online test last yr)around d time they were rounding up d recruitment. well i had failed all d computer based test i had done (over 13). and i tot to my self leme jst try cos it was near my office den. on d day for d test i cud nt find my calculator dat night. the nxt day i got to obalende early so i cud buy one. well i cud nt find. after walking about 1 hour i gave up. den headed for d test. in my mind village witches must be behind dis crap.luckily i saw mama Ada calculator in d test room ,passed d test. d rest is history

Hello Brotherly,

I tried sending you a message but got a prompt from the Admin that we have to be connected, does that mean following you? Sorry if I sound naive, I am new to Nairaland and so finding it difficult to navigate through. Let me know if you received any personal message from me.

Cheers

samplanner:
please has any1 been called from the north?

What date did you submit your application?

lantessy:
I sent my application on 16th May. I don't think you need to send another application. They are sending the invite in batches. Some received yesterday while some have received today...

I thought as much too, sending another application might be dangerous because it is past the deadline date. I would just wait and hope for an invite. My problem with email applications is the fear of your message ending up in the spam folder.

Thank you once again for the response. Cheers

ednut1:
brace urself peeps, mk i gv una small inspiration, last year was invited for d test ( online test last yr)around d time they were rounding up d recruitment. well i had failed all d computer based test i had done (over 13). and i tot to my self leme jst try cos it was near my office den. on d day for d test i cud nt find my calculator dat night. the nxt day i got to obalende early so i cud buy one. well i cud nt find. after walking about 1 hour i gave up. den headed for d test. in my mind village witches must be behind dis crap.luckily i saw mama Ada calculator in d test room ,passed d test. d rest is history

Thank you for the nice words. You are an inspiration Ednut. So there is still hope for those of us that are yet to get invite for the test? I have checked the email address a couple of times to make sure I did not make any mistake.

Cheers

lantessy:
I got an invite for the aptitude test this morning. The test will be SHL based

Please when did you apply? I sent my application on the 20th of May and yet to get a response or invitation. I want to know if maybe you submitted yours earlier than me. If I don't get a reply, do you think it is advisable for me to send my application again?

I would appreciate a response from you.

Thank you Lantessy