Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Barclays as 33.3% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.67 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Credit Research Analyst and Investment Banking Analyst rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Internship and Investment Banking Analyst roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Barclays takes an average of 12 days when considering 3 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Investment Banking Analyst had the quickest hiring process (on average 12 days), whereas Investment Banking Analyst roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 12 days).
Overall a fairly standard IB interview. The first round is a good mix of behavoral and technical questions. Very friendly and encouraging envrioment really enjoyed getting to know my interviewer.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Barclays (Poona) in Oct 2025
Interview
1 day process. Company comes to campus for interview. The panel was friendly. It was not a very difficult interview. There were 3 rounds. Two Technical and one HR. DSA, SQL, DBMS and your resume are asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Did you face any challenges during your internship and how did you tackle them?