It did not feel like an interview. It was a nice and relaxed experience. The interviewers were warm and friendly, and very relatable. It was a mix of light-hearted discussions and interview questions, which greatly helped to take a way nervousness.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the role of a scrum master in a Retrospective?
Brief hiring screen with a recruiter followed by a panel interview with the team the successful candidate would join. It's been over a month and I've heard nothing from the panel or the recruiter, despite my reaching out for an update. A simple, automated "thanks, but no thanks" would have sufficed. Ghosting is really poor form.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays (Knutsford, England) in Apr 2025
Interview
Interview was smooth and quick turnaround. It was over teams with panel of two people that was organised via an agency. I was not successful, quite honestly don't know why, as this was the second round interview with them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you manage disruptive colleagues that did not agree with Scrum?
Scrum Master applicants have rated the interview process at Barclays with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Scrum Master roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Scrum Master according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
Group panel interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
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