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).
There were 2 rounds. First a coding and online test and then interview. Coding round had an average difficulty. But you have to get almost all the questions right to get selected to the next round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me tech questions and HR based questions as well.
No coding questions. They’re trying to see if you fit into the culture well. Remember their values well. Also have a good base understanding of different platforms such as Python, SQL and Excel.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Barclays in Aug 2025
Interview
It was a very nice experience, and they asked me a lot about my resume. They asked me about projects and everything i have worked upon. also focused a lot on dsa and dbms over everything else.