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 applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays (Londres, Inglaterra)
Interview
Very organised and professional:
Initial contact with the Recruitment Agency;
Initial phone interview with the Senior Manager to assess suitability;
Final interview, organised by HR, confirmed via Recruitment Agency in a matter of days.
The interview was split in stages: competency based interview (about 6 competencies, 2 questions for each); 3 separate business line interviews with different managers all very professional, friendly and experienced interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All questions were quite standard, including the competency based ones.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays (Hong Kong) in Jul 2011
Interview
I got 3 rounds of interviews, first with the hiring manager, then the Vice President and Director of the team.
They focused on my previous experience and also asked some technical questions. So, get prepared for it!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
We worked very long hours, are you happy to take it?