Barclays Capital Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details telephone intervew with competency questions, then assessment center

Negotiation Details – no negotiation

Interview Details Seven total interviews with four different people on three different occasions over a period of about a month plus a separate meeting with two consultants from the recruitment agency. I was assured an offer was forthcoming. After several weeks of maintaining that it would be in my hand within the week, they called back to say that senior management had changed their mind and they wouldn't be hiring anybody.

Interview Details This was a telephone interview.

It was very competency based, with a few technical questions on how regulations could affect your division, what are your thoughts on the regulations being put in place atm

Negotiation Details – I am still waiting

Interview Details 2 face to face meeting, very little questions asked
a few brain teaser to solve

Negotiation Details – none

Interview Details Applied online and completed numerical and reasoning test. 1st round involved a strength-based interview, which is different from the usual competency based interviews that involve questions like 'describe a situation where you showed teamwork', etc. They get back to you quickly about whether you progress to the final round.

The final round involved a group case study that you had to discuss and present to senior representatives, followed by a break then a series of interviews. For the group case study you need to have an understanding of key accounting concepts and terminology to understand the material. You need to be aware of valuation to put a strong and coherent argument forward. Throughout the discussion phase of the group case you will be assessed by representatives and during the presentation you will be challenged by a different group of senior business representatives to defend your argument.

After lunch and a brief break you will be allocated three or four interviews dependent on your background. Although the interviews will be with individuals from different divisions within the bank, unlike previous years you will not be extended a desk specific offer, rather you will be put in a general pool that will be allocated later. The interviews will range from being technical or a relaxed conversation dependent on your interviewer. You hear back on the same or next day whether you got an offer.

Interview Details 30 minute phone interview.

General CV questions.
Credit Product knowledge.
Technical questions.

Interview Details I had the first interview based around my knowledge of the software used to do this job.
It was with the department head and the chief administrator. The interviewing style was friendly but a little Dragons Den.
The second interview I had to demonstrate what I could (or couldn't) do in the said software..
The recruitment agent (which says it is on Barclays PSL) is refusing to pay my travel costs, which included a flight, hotel and train tickets.

Interview Details Initial phone interview

Interview Details After finishing the online application, I was asked to do a verbal and numerical test. The verbal and numerical tests were straightforward but it's advisable to watch out for the time.

Then I was invited to a phone interview, it was competency-based and also quite straightforward, however, the interviewer seemed like she was rushing through questions, so her speech was a bit monotonous and fast (which is not very unusual anyway). Interview lasted for about 30 minutes and some questions I can remember are:

- Why spring week at Barclays?
- What are your strength?
- What do you know about the division?

And some competency questions like tell me a time when you worked in a team and when you had unreasonable deadlines.