This file contains a description of a current Citi employee and description of the employee experience through a set of questions and answers. Being surrounded by talented people is one of the greatest assets of working at Citi. The people I work with are all very driven, competitive and intelligent. You must be conscientious in trying to glean as much information from the talented people around you as you can. Everyone is very focused and goal-oriented, yet there is no shortage of good-natured joking around which makes the job fun.

]]> Work hard. Always be honest. When you first start in the sales and trading environment your job is to be a sponge and try and soak up as much information as possible. It's important to climb the curve as fast as you can and ask a lot of questions. You will be given myriad responsiblities and you should always be pushing for more. As an analyst you will be pulled in a lot of directions and you have to be able to prioritize your time. There will be tasks that are urgent and tasks less critical, and you have to decide what order of importance to assign to them.

]]> The experiences I’ve had in a short amount of time have been invaluable, and that is because Citi structures its program differently compared to other firms on the Street. Citi has provided me with the opportunity to be flexible with career mobility. I’ve been fortunate to see Citi from a variety of different perspectives. I started in the Chicago office in institutional mortgage and asset-backed security sales, and then spent a year in New York doing high-yield and credit default swap trading, and now I work on the commodity trading desk in Houston. Being able to see the company from different parts of the Firm has given me a real sense of how we create value for our customers.

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Name: Timothy O'Neill

Title: Associate-Commodity Derivative Trading

Education: University of Notre Dame B.A.

Program: Sales & Trading

Level: associate

Region: North America

How would you describe your team and the people you work with?: Being surrounded by talented people is one of the greatest assets of working at Citi. The people I work with are all very driven, competitive and intelligent. You must be conscientious in trying to glean as much information from the talented people around you as you can. Everyone is very focused and goal-oriented, yet there is no shortage of good-natured joking around which makes the job fun.
What advice would you offer prospective candidates on transitioning from school to the workplace?: Work hard. Always be honest. When you first start in the sales and trading environment your job is to be a sponge and try and soak up as much information as possible. It's important to climb the curve as fast as you can and ask a lot of questions. You will be given myriad responsiblities and you should always be pushing for more. As an analyst you will be pulled in a lot of directions and you have to be able to prioritize your time. There will be tasks that are urgent and tasks less critical, and you have to decide what order of importance to assign to them.
Describe the most memorable experience you've ever had at Citi.: The experiences I’ve had in a short amount of time have been invaluable, and that is because Citi structures its program differently compared to other firms on the Street. Citi has provided me with the opportunity to be flexible with career mobility. I’ve been fortunate to see Citi from a variety of different perspectives. I started in the Chicago office in institutional mortgage and asset-backed security sales, and then spent a year in New York doing high-yield and credit default swap trading, and now I work on the commodity trading desk in Houston. Being able to see the company from different parts of the Firm has given me a real sense of how we create value for our customers.

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