I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Barclays in Feb 2011
Interview
Describe something about yourself and why you apply to Barclays. Do you have a specific plan for your career? Which location do you want to work? What is your language skills, etc
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Barclays in Sep 2011
Interview
I only had one phone interview with them. The interviewer obviously was a high class manager of some department(probably HR) But he sounded pretty disrespectful and almost intimidating and I never felt comfortable or cared during the interview. I thought this was funny because they publicly state on their website that "they have low tolerance for bureaucracy, but he sounded exactly like a bureaucrat. I don't know this applies to BC in any other regions but at least for the Japanese division, this might be true. At least that's how I felt. I was really turned off by this fact and the interview didn't go well, not to your surprise.Things he asked me was by educational background and the reasons to apply for the job, etc. There were no tricky questions or anything but typical questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How does your major(economics) relate to this job?