Summer Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Barclays with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Analyst roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 92 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 Analyst according to 92 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
Phone interview: 20%
Skills test: 9%
Drug test: 8%
Background check: 8%
Group panel interview: 7%
Presentation: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Personality test: 6%
Other: 1%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Barclays (Philadelphia, PA) in Feb 2011
Interview
It was an on-campus interview for a summer internship (this was in 2011)
They were looking for an eagerness to learn and analytical skills.
Technical questions were basic (STL containers, memory management, etc.)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is a bond and how does it work? (in terms of a financial instrument)
I applied online. I interviewed at Barclays (London, England) in Nov 2025
Interview
It was lengthy process hard but structural need to know a lot about the industry as well as th erode ask deep questions from the get go. you must prepare a lot
Asked Technicals for 30 mins straight then a few behaviorals scattered in their as well. Got reffered by an associate then got the first round it was honestly a pleasant experience
It was a tough interview process which required two components the first of which was a 45 minute interview followed up by a 75 minute case study interview. There was a 15 minute gap in between
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you had to work as a team to achieve a common goal