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).
Invited to take online assessment. Completed the assessment and received an email that they would not move forward with interview process. But also looked like the job posting was taken down, so maybe they already found a candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard behavioral assessment questions that large companies are asking.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Barclays in Sep 2024
Interview
Only behavioural questions and some market awareness (how current market event would impact our clients)
A lot of situational questions - work in team, time you overcame difficulty, time failed and how I handled it
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A time you worked in team, time you overcame difficulty, time failed and how I handled it;
Market event impacting clients
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Barclays (Glasgow, Schotland) in Sep 2025
Interview
Really disappointed after going through 5-stages (application, online test, and 3 interviews), the hiring manager did not have the courtesy to let me know I had been unsuccessful. I had no reason to think I wasn't in the running and I didn't receive a phone call or an email, and only found out after checking my career portal online.
I was hoping for a bit more decency than being ghosted after a 5-stage interview process after 2 months. I get it, they've got 100's of applications and you cannot get back to everyone, but surely you could send a quick email to those who have gone through the whole process and were in the final stages.
The interview did not follow any formal Barclays interview framework; they were not formed as competency questions and did not follow the RISES evaluation framework (that I had studied intensively). The questions were poorly framed and having spoke to 5 different people throughout the process; it seems like they weren't well prepared. One interview, their connection kept dropping out and audio was very poor, which was very off-putting.