Citi | Investment Banking

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Complete work that simulates life on the job. 5-6 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Citi. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

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Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 5-6 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Citi. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Why complete our Job Simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at Citi. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced5-6 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsIntermediate

Welcome to our job simulation! We are so excited to have you here.

Citi is a leading global investment bank offering a wide variety of roles across its different divisions. During this program, you will have the opportunity to experience life on two different desks on the trading floor and complete tasks that mimic the work that our sales and trading teams do each day.

In this program, you'll learn to synthesize market news, formulate a market view and develop trade ideas to profit from this view as well as hedge risk. We hope this program serves as a valuable resource for you to gain new skills while strengthening your resume as you explore career options and a potential career here at Citi!

This Job Simulation is not an employment relationship with Citi. It is Forage’s policy and recommendation that you do not list this job simulation as employment work experience or an internship. You are welcome to consider adding your completion as an extracurricular activity, as outlined in Forage’s CV Policy reference guide. You will receive a certificate at the end of this experience. To receive your certificate, you must confirm that you have reviewed and consented to the Forage CV Policy reference Guide.

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Skills you will learn and practice:

PowerPoint

Enterprise Value

Company Research

Excel

Financial Modeling

Forecasting

Valuation

Comparison Analysis

Critical Thinking

Reading Comprehension

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Tasks in this program

Task One: M&A Target Company Profile

1-2 hours

Intermediate

Identify a public corporation to be acquired and build out a company profile page

What you'll learn

Your Managing Director has a meeting with the CEO of Big Box Retail who are looking to acquire a retailer called Best Buy
How to prepare a company profile slide and why this is an essential resource to share with your client

What you'll do

Use the information provided on Best Buy to create a company profile in PowerPoint

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"The virtual experience did not seem virtual as the quality of work provided to us was amazing! Thank you so much, looking forward to build upon what I have learned and apply for the job roles at Citi."-- Student from Symbiosis International University

"I loved how practical the whole program was. It gave me a real sense for some of the work that is expected of analysts."-- Student from University of Pennsylvania

"I enjoyed how after completing the task an example was shown which allows people to know what they could improve on."-- Student from University of California, Riverside

"- The program leverages a genuine business case to provide valuable insights into the workings of Investment Bankers. - Task number 3 involves utilizing real-time information from Yahoo! Finance, allowing students to develop practical skills in navigating this platform. - The integration of a real business in Task 3 enables students to actively s..."-- Student from Audencia Nantes School of Management

"It is a great experience to do such a wonderful program provided by citi bank virtually. One thing I really like that any fresher can easily complete these tasks by helps of materials and references provided in these tasks."-- Student from University of Delhi

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