What strategy? - Sourcing Recruiter Citi Employee Review

2.0
May 5, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Early on, momentum was good and hiring was smooth.

Cons

Currently and over the last 3 years whatever strategy they told us was different from What went down. Over hired by a lot 3 years ago, since then, huge pockets of full timers are being cut and still to this day. Great people that had potential in other areas, but leadership only sees lower level people as game pieces that they can get rid of if their “strategic analysis of the job market” is off (always was). Dont recommend it, at least HR, until the dust settles and it will be a while.

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5.0
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Pros

Strong name recogition. Global footprint

Cons

Outdated trading systems, hyper competitive equities department due to relatively lower street ranking

3.0
Jul 3, 2026
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Pros

Hybrid schedule, supportive managers, opportunities

Cons

Once you’re in, comp basically plateaus. Layoffs are happening across the board, which tends to be the full-time culture of citi. The vibe is very much “run lean” until something actually breaks, and only then consider adding headcount. You have to be intentional about protecting your work-life balance, because the implicit expectation is that you’re always on—24/7, 365—without the support of a properly staffed team.

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