I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays (London, England) in Nov 2018
Interview
I had to complete an online video interview. It took around 30 min, I had 30 seconds to prepare and had to talk for 2 min. They were mostly personality questions with some situational awareness questions also.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Barclays?
Tell me about a time when you showed leadership?
QC and Issue resolution analyst - court orders.
Final stage interview - no second interview.
Lasted an hour. Interviewed by 2 people.
Online interview not in person
Really enjoyed, didn’t feel too daunting in the moment, felt conversational
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you dealt with operational risk and controls
Started with an HR screening followed by two rounds of interviews with the hiring manager, offer rolled out within 2 weeks of the interview. Positive feedback overall, interview questions maybe analytical in nature.
Amazing, 5 rounds in German language.
Very smooth, quick back to back rounds, and results are quick
HR round, then a Technical round, Then a asseesment round where excel data had to be analysed, then a team fit round, then a director fit round, overall a standard process for any Bank
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Ability to learn, data precesion and taking responsibility
Analyst 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 66% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Analyst roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 93 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 Analyst according to 93 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Phone interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 12%
Background check: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Personality test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Presentation: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Other: 1%
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