I applied online. I interviewed at Barclays (Londres, Inglaterra) in Nov 2012
Interview
Telephone Interview: Competency based questions - why you, why trading etc. Also asked me a question about my morals and ethics. All pretty easy.
Assessment Centre: Consisted of a trading game which was a card version of the online game 'pressure trade.'
Desk specific interviews which were at times, quite technical. Asked about equity swaps, and my opinions on the financial crisis.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did RBS in particular, suffer during the financial crisis?
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Barclays (Londres, Inglaterra) in Dec 2012
Interview
1. Application
2. SHL Online Test
3. Telephone Interview
Went up to the stage of telephone interview, asked a lot about the finance and economy industry. What you know about retails/business banking and a lot of follow up competencies questions that i was unprepared for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- a time when you collaborated in a team, how did you motivate them?
- a time you went the extra mile for a project?
- Overcome a difficult obstacle
- Challenges in teamwork, how did you build relationships with others
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Barclays (New York, NY) in Feb 2012
Interview
2 back to back 30 minute interviews on campus for Internship position. The interview was behavioral . Question such as , describe a challenging situation you faced and how you reacted. Simple algorithms were asked to check technical knowledge.
Interviewers were very impressed and gave the offer communication the next day, followed by an onsite lunch invitation a week later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you think we are interviewing you for this position ?