I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Barclays (New York, NY) in Feb 2011
Interview
Only one round, on campus. I interviewed with two VPs, and it was a very friendly, relaxed half-hour interview. I was notified the next morning of my offer and given two weeks to respond. The interview itself was mostly fit questions. The only programming-oriented question was to describe (not write) a program that would find the area under a curve. They did ask what my knowledge was on the financial industry, but I think it was mostly out of curiosity, rather than an aim at assessment.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Why an investment bank, rather than a software firm?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays (New York, NY) in Dec 2009
Interview
3 rounds interview. In first round of interview, first meet with hiring manager. Then following with 2 technical interview. Each one take around 1 hour. After that, wait one week for second round interview. Then continue with one technical interview and one personality interview. After that, wait another week for 3rd round interview. Still come with one technical interview and one personality interview.