The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Barclays in Jan 2012
Interview
barcap ACs consist of 3 components: Personal Interview, Personal Case presentation and group activity
Personal Interview (45 mins): Generally behavioural.
Case presentation (30 mins prepare and 15 mins present): Simple case, but 30 minutes is definitely not enough. This include reading, planning, brainstorm and writing your idea on flipchart.
Group Activity: This is prioritising activity. Given 25 tasks. You are required to choose 5 most important tasks to do in 10 minutes. Then discuss as a group in 20 minutes. Finally, come out with the 5 tasks and present to assessor in 10 minutes. The assessor will sit throughout the discussion.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Barclays (New York, NY) in Jul 2011
Interview
very nice persons, the questions are relatively challenging. many questions relate to fibonacci numbers. they describe some questions and need to use mathematics induction to solve.
black-scholes formula is required. you probably need to derive and explain them in details.
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Barclays (New York, NY) in Nov 2011
Interview
I initially found out about the company because of an information session I signed up for at my college. I applied for their 3-day boot camp. Even though the interview was on the final day, you know they are interviewing you the whole time. The first day was more of an initial meet and greet with students, HR, and management. You talk about how to improve your resume, doing an elevator pitch and then we met for drinks and appetizers. The second day there were a lot of presentations from interns, senior management, and analysts. We discussed to roles of operations and finance and what students would do during their internship. In addition to that we had a case study to present which was a little nerve racking and fun at the same time. The day of the interview I was nervous but I tried my hardest to keep my composure. In the end I got an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What steps could Company X have take in order to ensure risk management compliance is followed?