Barclays interview questions

My second-stage interview for a UI Developer (JavaScript/React) role was quite different from what I expected. The session focused almost entirely on CSS, with questions that were extremely detailed. Some of the terms were things I heard for the first time, and I’m honestly not sure how reasonable it is to expect candidates to recall such terminology on the spot. CSS is of course important in frontend development, but the level of detail in the questions felt excessive for an interview. I’m not sure how well this kind of deep theoretical questioning reflects the practical requirements of the actual role. Additionally, I remember the interviewer mentioning that their background was in a different area; at that moment, due to the stress, I couldn’t hear clearly and felt somewhat disconnected. I’m not sure whether this may have influenced the level or direction of the questions. Overall, the experience was disappointing for me. I haven’t received any feedback yet, so I’m not sure if I should even be writing this now, but honestly I’m feeling pretty down at the moment. 😟

I applied for a HR Transformation Manager role. I was contacted by the Team Lead for Talent Acquisition for an initial conversation and asked for time slots, I replied promptly to be left with no response and then fast follow rejected via an automated workday notification. Poor experience, lack of communication, misuse of time.