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).
First interview in the office. Interviewed by a senior sales. Lasted 45 minutes. Mix of behavioral and technical questions on financial derivatives. Talked about markets, clients and expectations for the new hire.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
-Do you have an idea about what kind of products we sell?
-How do you value an option?
-Have you been exposed to FX products before?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Barclays (Praga) in Jun 2021
Interview
It was not well planned. Random questions by technical interviewer which were non related with the job. Jumping question to the question. For ex: What is inheritance in Java? While answering the question he interrupted me and asked my favorite class in college. It was weird.
Structured and contains competency and character questions. They asked about specific projects and their outcomes. They also asked about the stakeholder management challenges and these were overcome to secure buy-ins.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
stakeholder management challenges and these were overcome to secure buy-ins.