I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Barclays (Londres, Inglaterra) in Dec 2009
Interview
I visited the company's presentation and applied online. After an initial phone interview with an HR I was invited to the assessment center in London. It lasted for 2 days and comprised of a written calculus test, a trading game and two or three one-on-one interviews. There was an organized social dinner as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The trading game was the most stressful part for me. We were in groups of three and the groups were trading with each other. I don't remember the rules now.
I think the game was introduced by HR to assess how candidates work within groups under pressure. It seemed contrived and artificial to me.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Barclays (New York, NY)
Interview
I interviewed with global head of rates strat. The interview went on-site.
The hiring manager was nice but apparently he did not have a clear idea on what candidate/profiles he was after.
The interview contained multiple questions about my resume but nothing in depth
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about one of the recent projects you worked on
I applied online. I interviewed at Barclays (Londres, Inglaterra)
Interview
Hard, they grill you. They ask random 3 digit multiplication in the middle of you talking. Asked stuff i learnt in calc 1 and 2. But i managed to ace everything. Got the offer but rejected rthem
4 interviews, 1 coding, 2 maths, 1 general. Maths included typical quant stuff, calculus, linear algebra, stats, probability, then some financial maths concepts I hadn't covered before, like derivations etc.
