I applied in-person. I interviewed at Barclays in Mar 2025
Interview
Interview with the hiring manager and his supervisor in some dingy room that was not suitable for meetings. Neither of the interviewers greeted me when I entered the room. One of them did not even once looked at me during the interview. They came late and clearly had no interest in being there. It was obvious that the role had already been given to an internal candidate but they had to please HR.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays (London, England) in Nov 2015
Interview
In the assessment, we went through three rounds of interview in three different desks. I did Credit Rating, Equity Derivatives and risk structuring. There were quite a few math questions, but the majority are still personality-based questions. Also there are questions based on my CV. Because there was a sudden news released on the day, we changed our interviewer because some of them need to go and do some trades.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Estimate the distance between the Moon and the Earth
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays (London, England) in Oct 2024
Interview
Process took 6 weeks. Online application CV + CL following by online tests. Then 2 x 1H in person interviews with some senior traders. Brainteasers and market sizing questions + options pricing.
Questions regarding basic knowledge of trading and accounting. Going through the CV and specific questions about education and previous experience. Interviewers may help answer the questions or explain something that you might not be able to know.