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).
It was good experience having a technical and behavioural round. This was via grace hopper celebrations 2024. Questions about my resume, grilling on that, aws services, 13-15 behavioural questions back to back and lastly a situational data engineering pipeline question, how will you solve it.
I had a lot of questions on Options theory, especially around the hedging of calls and puts, and sensitivities regarding several parameters. I also had questions on volatility models, especially stochastic models, and they impact the pricing of exotic products.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays (Singapur) in Dec 2022
Interview
process was done quickly. scenario question was being asked on the spot and had to answer within the limited time frame. was asked about strength and weakness. interviewer was nice and make things flow smoothly without giving pressure.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
was asked about the strength and weakness and how i can cope when facing with it.