I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Barclays
Interview
I applied online and had an face-to-face interview mainly on statistics. After a couple of months I was invited to an assessment centre, where I had a trading game, math test and 4 interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Writing an mathematical algorithm (in any coding language) and assessing its complexity
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Barclays (Londres, Inglaterra) in Feb 2011
Interview
The interview was pretty interesting. A lot of probability and programming questions. It consisted of several 1:1 interviews and team cases. It was a final round interview in London for EMEA region candidates. If you want to pass this round you need to review all your university's program before the interview.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Barclays (Londres, Inglaterra) in Feb 2011
Interview
Numerical and logical on-line test.
First round: tel interview with HR, questions e.g., why investment banking, why quant, describe your PhD project.
Second round: one-day assessment center. First, solve a paper test, containing math, probability, programming questions, need speed. Second, do a trading game within a team of 5 people. Third, 4-round 1v1 interviews (2 maths, 1 programming, 1 general).
Decision will be made the next day of the assessment center.