Are you a fresh grad? or what exp u did previously? i do have some friends in there.

I also applied for this position but I don`t know much about it... Anyone can explain a bit ?... Thanks...

refer to anti money laundering act 2001

not to sound snobbish, but...there are a few posts on this job already been made in this forum...i copied and pasted what i posted a couple of months ago...you could try searching from the archives maybe next time...? =) anyway, to your question:

workwise, is pretty mundane...but which job isn't i guess? thing's aren't that hard to do, really, but it's just tedious (takes about 1 week to learn, 1 month to get used to, and you should be able to walk on your own from there on)

working hours...the earlier you come in, the earlier you can leave...new hires are new hires, so, you can come in at 9am and leave by 6...for around 2 months max, i guess...lol

otherwise, you'll consider yourself lucky if you come in at 8am and could leave by 7pm...lol, i pity some of my seniors which during the due date of our workload and they will need to stay till near midnight to finish the work

employee turnover rate quite high, prolly 2 person leaving every 3 months, on average...it's kinda like this, either u stay for 1 year, many years, or a few months, if u get what i mean, lol...

what else...oh, people are quite nice i guess, but you rarely get to interact around as work will bind you most of the time, except during lunch hour, haha...however, just make sure that you do your work and meet your targets and do it "perfectly" and you should have a pretty ok time there (except that you may feel that you are really tied to your work, lol)

job opportunities after getting in here? i think some had already stated, compliance being the most clearly defined job out there...i am also quite in a dilemma at this point that if i leave, which job should i find, lol...this field is pretty "self-defined"...so, it'll be hard for fresh grads to know where to go if they dun like this field of work...XD

hope that helps...=)

Long working hours and mundane job. Crappy pay and mediocre benefits. A senior once told me, if you can survive at Citigroup for more than a year, you can survive anywhere else since this place is hell.

Its like stepping through the gates of hell. Serious.

People are somewhat friendly. Career growth? Let's put it this way, unless you stay for more than 5 years, you will be doing the same old shit with peanut pay without bonus (bonus is myth so I've heard). Whadaya expect, CTSM is a cost center, you ain't making money for the company so you definitely don't deserve the money that those in sales are earning.

As was mentioned, turnover rate is high. Really high. People leaving every 2 months haha. I see Goodbye and Farewell letters regularly. Oh and uhh, resignation notice period is 1 month for temporary staff and 2 months for permanent. Its a deterrence for people to leave BUT PEOPLE STILL LEAVE hahaha.

Interview process? Haha, one of the easiest interviews ever. They just basically ask you about yourself and "enlighten" you on crappy the job (must be willing to work at staggered hours, facing the monitor for 9 hours, anti-social/pro-introvert roles bla bla bla etc etc etc).

Have a nice day hehehehe. My advice, go join Dell or Agilent. Goyang kaki to the max

HY! i went for the interview today and it went suck. because of my own mistake hehe. the interview is very casual. but u have to do research about this job. i did a research, but i only research about ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING ANALYST. yes u have to know what is the job scope but u have to know what is MONEY LAUNDERING also. and the three steps ( placement, layering n integration) u can find it in google. luckily the interviewer give me second chance tomorrow. hope i can do it better.

hope my advice can help u or other people

remind u, MONEY LAUNDERING n ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING ANALYST are not the same. one is the ''what does it mean by this act'' and the other one is ''what is the job scope'' don't be careless like me hehe

my 2nd interview went smooth thank GOD!!! it was very casual. the basic is only rm2,400. but i think the experiences are more valuable than that. besides, i'm broke. so need money n just grab whatever chances in front of me, surely the good ones

they said that sometimes i should come on saturday, for the time being i have no problem with that, since i have no commitment but i told them i hope i dont have to come on EVERY saturday (that would be suck) haha they will call within 2 weeks but i dont put too much hope. hehe

got job interview for AMLA oso dis coming May..my 1st job interview since graduated early dis month lol~   

guess i just go for it (im majoring in telecommunication engineering btw hmmm... )

if succeed, then i'll think bout it later wther to accpt or not..hoho 

hmm i feel the judgement is quite biased and one sided here...
let me give a more neutral perspective considering that some of the people who has been giving negative comments looks set on their views.

I've also been working in CTSM AML for half a year, and like what a few said the working hours can be a pain... but then again, what real job doesn't have long working hours? If you are an auditor, you'll even have to work pass the 1am mark.
Furthermore, let me clarify that working overtime is solely up to you. You get to choose whether you want to stay back or not, no one is forcing you. That applies on saturdays too. The team leaders might ask everyone to come in on saturday, but i can guarantee you most of the analyst doesn't.

And what job doesn't expect you to work hard? You don't gain/learn anything from jobs with no expectations of you. I find it amusing seeing people who are working in the AML department whinning and crapping about all these stuff when that's what you generally get in working life. If you want to go back early and not work hard every single day, then go do sales.

Another point, some said there is no growth in CTSM AML. While i agree to a certain point that it is abit harder when you want to further your career in a different path since AML is a specialized field, however if you are interested in compliance then this will be a good starting point.
Furthermore i disagree that there is no future here. Depending on your attitude at work, the team leaders really do take notice. 
I have been given opportunities and exposure in just 6 months that others wouldn't even get in years in terms of management and organizational. For that i'm grateful and lucky for having a really good TL (though she can be scary and strict)

This department is generally still new and a growing one, so it IS easier for further growth. But don't expect to earn alot since this is afterall a cost center, not a profit making one.
And as to those who are wondering why they are still recruiting lots of people, it is because this hub caters to Asia pacific. All the Citi regions will be based in KL. It is only natural to employ more people to cover the workload for that.

@levanter: Good ones, there are only dreams job are perfect ones. No pain no gain. I have to agree with u.
@xDingx: RM2.4k is low for fresh grads? May i know how much would it be?

I have posted a very extensive blog on my experiences in CTSM as an AML Analyst. I think it should help
http://malaysianhokkien.blogspot.com/2012/...-citigroup.html

any 1 knows how can i apply for this AML position?