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 interviewed at Barclays (Manchester, Inglaterra)
Interview
Interview process included 4 aspects for the grad role
Online tests with 4 sub sections
recorded interview where I had to answer a few questions
group assessment online
individual interview process (didn't make it to this stage)
4 interviews, 1 coding, 2 maths, 1 general. Maths included typical quant stuff, calculus, linear algebra, stats, probability, then some financial maths concepts I hadn't covered before, like derivations etc.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Barclays (Londres, Inglaterra) in Nov 2025
Interview
It took place in a calm manner, with clear questions and brief answers, fulfilling its purpose as an interview without anything particularly remarkable. It was a simple and straightforward interview, where some general topics were discussed.