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).
The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays in Jul 2010
Interview
Graph y= 3X^3 - 3.
On said graph, find the point where the tangent line makes a 45 degree angle with the horizontal.
Create a class to sort a list of integers of unspecified length.
Also had the typical HR questions, i.e. "Why are you interested in the position?", "What makes you qualified for the position", etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your 3 greatest strengths and three greatest weaknesses.
The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Barclays in Oct 2010
Interview
First-Round interview consisted of a one on one personality/interest/behavioral discussion. 1st 20 minutes were for the interviewer to question me, and last 10 minutes were for me to question the interviewer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How have you had to act as a mediator in a challenging situation?