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).
We had a PPT and then we attended a assessment test after screening process and the people who are selected from the assessment are sent to two rounds of interview both being a elimination round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked basic questions which are related to my resume and few technical questions from accounting such as where would we enter creditors in the balance cheet and the investment accounts.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays (Glasgow, Escocia) in Oct 2024
Interview
The process was much longe than advertised. From initial screening call to final interview the process took around a month. The interview itself was pretty straight forward although the questions were a little tough. I also had an unseen scenario to review on the spot
Round 1 - OA
Round 2 - Technical Interview
Round 3 - Tech + HR
OA was based upon core computer science subjects and 1 Medium DSA question.
Questions asked in interview were mostly related Java, DBMS, DSA(Easy to Medium).