Product Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Barclays with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 53% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Product Manager roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 18 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 Product Manager according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 18%
Skills test: 16%
Phone interview: 16%
Drug test: 13%
Group panel interview: 11%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 7%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays (London, England)
Interview
Very organised and professional:
Initial contact with the Recruitment Agency;
Initial phone interview with the Senior Manager to assess suitability;
Final interview, organised by HR, confirmed via Recruitment Agency in a matter of days.
The interview was split in stages: competency based interview (about 6 competencies, 2 questions for each); 3 separate business line interviews with different managers all very professional, friendly and experienced interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All questions were quite standard, including the competency based ones.
I was interviewed for a contract role. There was no JD shared despite of me asking for the same. The interviewer(s) changed in the call and I was introduced to two new interviewers who would take my interview. They were shooting questions one after another without letting me breathe in between. I have over 21 years of experience and without a JD it was difficult for me to understand what to mention and what not and what exactly skill they are looking for. Luckily I didn't get through but if I would have been, I would have said NO. It was very very unprofessional interview. It seemed like they had made up their mind and looking for excuses to fail.
One Recruiter meeting - one on one to discuss experience and the role
One Technical interview around one week later - ~5 detailed technical questions. Fairly formal format and style
The process was quite long but very well structured, and the team remained consistently responsive throughout. It involved a test, followed by an interview, and ultimately an offer. Overall, the experience felt positive, transparent, and professionally handled from start to finish