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Citi’s new Malaga hub attracts 3,000 applicants, including ex-footballers and Olympians

Grads starting in the Spanish hub will earn roughly half of the $110,000 starting salaries their Wall Street peers will earn

Wednesday, 18 May 2022 at 23:01

Insiders expected just a few hundred jobseekers for the 30 analyst roles in its hub in the Andalusian city in southern Spain
Insiders expected just a few hundred jobseekers for the 30 analyst roles in its hub in the Andalusian city in southern Spain Photo: Getty Images

Citigroup received over 3,000 applications for its new graduate programme in the Spanish city of Malaga — a sign the bank’s battle to attract junior talent with sun and sand is paying off.

The US investment bank attracted thousands of candidates for just 30 analyst roles for its new hub in the Andalusian city, which boasts eight-miles of Mediterranean coastline, a bank spokesperson confirmed to Financial News.