I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays (New York, NY)
Interview
On-campus recruiting from a target MBA program. Networked heavily during on-campus events, followed-up via email, and conducted telephone informational interviews to get on the "closed" list. One first round interview, two second round interviews, and three third round interviews. The first two rounds are behavioral/"fit" questions and technical questions, and are conducted with Associates/VP's. The third round "superday" consisted of higher-level technicals with MD's and a technical case.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Be thoroughly familiar with the financial statements and how they interact with each other. Know the methods for valuation and be able to walk the interviewer through them. Know different multiples, be able to manipulate equations for EV, QV, etc. Dilutive vs accretive transactions.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Barclays (New York, NY) in Dec 2025
Interview
It’s an MBA Summer Associate role, so the process is very structured. After the school corporate presentation, I attended several events in NYC, spoke with more than 10 bankers, and was invited to a first round interview, but I didn’t receive a Superday invitation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through a deal you’ve worked on. Most of the questions were very typical.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Barclays
Interview
Selected for superday (30 minutes back to back to back) after networking with multiple people. It was a very quick process and I accepted the offer on the spot.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Barclays (Charlottesville, VA) in Jan 2016
Interview
1st round on campus interview + 2nd round on campus + super day in NYC
During the super day in New York City I had 5 back to back interviews, each of them last for 45 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you have to choose one financial statement to make a valuation of a company. Which one would you choose and why?
Do you feel comfortable valuation a tech company with no profits using the DCF method?
Summer Associate - Investment Banking applicants have rated the interview process at Barclays with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Associate - Investment Banking roles take an average of 54 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Summer Associate - Investment Banking according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Skills test: 18%
Phone interview: 18%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
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