Barclays interview questions

2 interviews, 1 with HR and 1 with Business Questions include: Name a time when you faced a setback and how you overcame it Why Barclays? Why research? Why PWM? What does an investment bank do? Recent news on Barclays Capital Math question (TV set which usually costs 320quid on 20% discount. How much is it?) Which other banks did you apply for and which are they? Also a group exercise Group e-tray exercise Given list of 20 tasks, choose 5 most important tasks to do at the start of the day when you first enter office at 7.30am, provide justification

Went through initial screening with recruiter. Arrived on site, and immediately took an intelligence, and personality test. After that I met with 3 colleagues for 30 minutes each. For the second round, I met with a colleague for 45 minutes, then my future manager for over an hour to get to know one another.