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).
Very simple interviews; questions including probability theory/ stochastic calculus (math), financial knowledge (covered by CFA level 1), and behavior questions. People were very nice and relaxing. Received an offer, but did not go.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Barclays (New York, NY) in Mar 2021
Interview
Campus recruiters came to campus and asked questions.
Did not have to submit any prep ahead of time.
Three rounds in 1 day with three different people in the department.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time that you had to work with technology to solve a problem