Director applicants have rated the interview process at Barclays with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Director roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Barclays overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Barclays as a Director according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Drug test: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Background check: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Phone interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 7 months. I interviewed at Barclays (London, England) in May 2015
Interview
- Competency based interview
- Multiple interviews with key senior people
- Questions were mostly CV based
- Questions relating to career progression and decisions
- Most important achievement & failures
- Why you want to join Barclays?
- Why you want to leave your current employer?
Online values test, followed by 1st stage with the hiring manager, based on a case study sent to me in advance on how to reporting on MI and make recommendations
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain case study that was sent on MI and reporting
The over application process is standard.
However, the response time is quite long. It could go without any feedback (even rejection) for months.
For senior jobs it is not a good experience.
7 interviews covering various competencies separately with the final one with the Line Manager. However, covering one competency individually allows one to get into the depths and useful for the candiates and employer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give us an example when you achieved a difficult task or something which you are proud of.