I applied online. I interviewed at Barclays (London, England) in Aug 2025
Interview
An on-line 2 stage interview 1st stage was with two employees at the same level, 2nd stage was with the line-manager. Each stage lasted aprox., 45 minutes in length. Quality of questioning was average
Only interviewed internally but fair process with competency based questions. External process can include psychometric testing for various roles in the business too. Interviewers generally make you feel comfortable too.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me an example of a how you’ve managed a difficult stakeholder
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Barclays (Pune) in Nov 2020
Interview
They hire through ABC consultants. The process is lengthy n no timely feedback is shared. ABC is very slow in conducting interviews and their recruiters don't provide timely feedback. It took 2 months n still did not recieve a feedback hence had to assume I did not clear.
Human Resources Business Partner applicants have rated the interview process at Barclays with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Human Resources Business Partner roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Human Resources Business Partner according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 100%
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