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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.

Network Opportunities

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 this 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.

Network Opportunities

Citi Hong Kong Open DayOn August 25, 2026

Citi Early Career Talent Network

Skills you will learn and practice:

PowerPoint

Enterprise Valuation

Company Analysis

Excel

Financial Modeling

Forecasting

Valuation Methods

Comparative Analysis

Critical Thinking

Reading Comprehension

How it works

Introduction from Citi

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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

Reviews

Over 12300

5 Star Reviews

"I liked the task they provided us and also how can we deal with the real market scenarios and also learned some more concepts about stock yahoo finance"-- Student from My institution is not listed

"I liked the ability to re attempt tasks as it promoted my learning over my initial performance in a new field to me"-- Student from University of Exeter

"The program was very well laid out, I was walked through the process and given details and templates that were helpful in letting me know what was required of me."-- Student from Wits University

"Citibank's Investment Bank Job Simulation program is commendable for its immersive and practical approach to preparing candidates for roles within the investment banking sector. Coming from an Architectural Undergraduate who is currently planning to do a pivot in her career, CItibanks Job Simulation has help me in gaining further knowledge regardin..."-- Student from Universitas Indonesia

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