I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays (Singapore) in Nov 2010
Interview
there were 2 rounds of interview, an application essay and online aptitude test. aptitude test is pretty straight forward and similar to those available on the internet with emphasis on analysis and pattern recognition. first interview is via phone with an external interview vendor who will ask you 3-5 structured questions that requires some knowledge of the business, the bank, the work that you are applying into and the reasons for that. there maybe a question relating to a situation and require some analytical process and response. second interview is a assessment centre with around 10 other candidates. the assessment centre is one day long with 1 interview session with line manager, 1 individual case study analysis and presentation, 1 team case study analysis and presentation and finally a repeat test on aptitude. results should be out within 2 weeks
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
case studies usually relates to a problem that the business faces in such as financial, infrastructure, security, governance etc. candidates are not expected to provide the "right" answers to the situations but to give logical deductions of the outcome and how some mitigations can be provided to enhance the situation. provide risk analysis with supporting evidence and present all these in a easy to understand manner (usually via flip charts)
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Barclays (Pune)
Interview
There was 1 online assessment, which had some MCQ questions and 2 coding problems. First coding problem was easy based on array implementation, and the second one was also easy-medium on tree implementation.
interview was very bad , the interviewer not know anything , he was googling the questions in front of me . also it was a resume screening round , he was unable to understand my resume as his domain was different , he didn't ask a single question on resume
it had online assessment, then interview round (on-campus)
online assessment had strings coding question - medium level and input output questions. medium level test over all, then interview depends highly on your luck and the interviewer
Graduate Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Barclays with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 85% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Analyst roles take an average of 45 days to get hired, when considering 14 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 Graduate Analyst according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Presentation: 15%
Phone interview: 12%
Personality test: 12%
Skills test: 12%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Background check: 2%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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