Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Barclays as 50% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.29 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Sales and Investment Banking Analyst rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Investment Banking Summer Analyst and DCM Analyst roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Barclays takes an average of 3 days when considering 8 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Sales had the quickest hiring process (on average 3 days), whereas Sales roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 3 days).
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays in Jan 2012
Interview
Entire process was friendly where they want to get a flavour of both your technical and soft skills. An almost full day assessment centre with numerous breaks in between but which breaks your momentum. Depending on the nature of the job, the focus on technical knowledge may vary. All-in-all, a very holistic assessment but one that you have to be mentally alert at all times, paying close attention to details.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No difficulty impossible questions; along the line of putting you under pressure to observe your reactive capabilities.