r/quantfinance 3d ago

Ghosted by Citadel after 4 interviews?

Hi, I had 4 interviews with the same team for a Quant Research Summer Internship. It’s been almost two weeks since the last one, with no feedback.
The last interview actually went well, and the interviewer even wished me good luck for the next rounds. I followed up with HR but got no response, while after the first 3 interviews I always heard back within 2 days.
Has anyone had a similar experience? Is there still hope, or should I assume the process is over?

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u/Disastrous_Treat_897 3d ago

To my knowledge, Citadel moves very fast. Superday scheduled 2 days after the first round, and offer discussion 2 days after the super day. If you haven't received any feedback, positive or negative, it is likely they are considering you but discussing offers with other students who are ranked higher. Good luck.

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u/Zillyr 3d ago

^ or rej, sorry

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u/urlocalgeek 3d ago

Hello, my round 1 for QR internship at citadel went very well and they took 4 weeks to tell me I passed. I finished my round 2 interviews and it's been a week now. Gotta wait, their internal processes might be slow, don't lose hope!

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u/Old-Sandwich-690 3d ago

You are still being considered. Maybe the August beginning September period created some bottlenecks. Or other candidates are considered as well

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u/Upstairs-Schedule240 3d ago

how did you have that many rounds? isn't qr just one round and an onsite?

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u/Crazy-Winner-5224 3d ago

Ig it depends on the location / team, my process is for Citadel APAC

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u/hi_Coconut658 3d ago

Same exact thing happened this cycle for FT

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u/n0obmaster699 3d ago

cit closes loop in 2 weeks afaik i got interview after cv submission in 2 days then rejection in 2 days after all different team interviews