Barclays
A UK bank with a large investment banking and markets business in the US, alongside consumer, corporate, and wealth businesses.
- 6
- programs
- 0
- open now
- Banking Analyst Summer InternshipIBExpected
- Markets Analyst Summer InternshipS&TNo data yet
- Research Analyst Summer InternshipERNo data yet
- Banking Analyst Summer InternshipIBNo data yet
- Markets Analyst Summer InternshipS&TNo data yet
- Research Analyst Summer InternshipERNo data yet
How Barclays recruitssearch.jobs.barclays
- 1Application
Apply through the online form on the careers site.
- 2Online assessment
Two short interactive assessments of how you work; technical programs add a skills test.
- 3Superday
An assessment center, in person or virtual, in two or three stages, including a motivational interview with a senior leader.
Paraphrased from Barclays's own page, read Nov 7, 2026.
What they say they look for. Learn the bank's purpose, values, and ways of working, use the practice tests, and leave AI tools, transcription bots, and meeting assistants out of every interview.
At a glance
- Headquarters
- London, UK
- Posting now
- No office right now
- Industries
- Investment Banking, Sales and Trading, Equity Research
- Summers
- 2028, 2027
- Last verified
- Not yet
What Barclays asks18 from public sources
What have you read about Barclays in the news recently?
First round, why this firm. eFinancialCareers, Jan 2, 2012
Without a calculator, what is 1/7 as a decimal?
First round, technical. eFinancialCareers, Jan 2, 2012
What have been the most important market events of the past year, and why?
HireVue, markets. eFinancialCareers, Sep 9, 2026
Tell us about a significant obstacle you hit in a job and how you got past it.
HireVue, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Nov 3, 2023
Do you invest your own money, and what is in your portfolio?
HireVue, markets. eFinancialCareers, Sep 9, 2026
13 more from public sources
When several tasks all look equally urgent, how do you decide what to do first?
HireVue, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Nov 3, 2023
Describe a time you brought someone around to your point of view.
HireVue, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Nov 3, 2023
Tell us something about yourself that is not on your CV.
HireVue, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Nov 3, 2023
Give an example of when you promoted diversity and inclusion.
HireVue, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Nov 3, 2023
How would you handle a client or customer who is being difficult?
HireVue, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Nov 3, 2023
Walk us through one project on your CV: your role, the tools you used, what went wrong and how you fixed it.
HireVue, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Sep 9, 2026
Tell us about a time you took a risk.
HireVue, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Sep 9, 2026
Tell us about a time you showed initiative.
HireVue, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Sep 9, 2026
A revolver has six chambers with two bullets in adjacent chambers. The cylinder is spun once and the first pull is empty. Would you rather the next pull happen straight away or after another spin?
First round, technical. eFinancialCareers, Jan 2, 2012
A string is cut at a uniformly random point. What is the probability that one piece is at least twice as long as the other?
First round, technical. eFinancialCareers, Jan 2, 2012
What is Value at Risk, and what are its strengths and weaknesses?
First round, technical. eFinancialCareers, Jan 2, 2012
Why do you want to work at an investment bank?
First round, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Sep 8, 2011
Give an example of a time you showed leadership.
First round, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Sep 8, 2011
Filed base salaries18 filings
- Analyst, New YorkNew York$125k median, 8 filings
- Associate, New YorkNew York$175k median, 10 filings
Base salary Barclays filed for full-time H-1B hires in front-office analyst and associate titles, decided Oct 1, 2024 to Apr 24, 2026. No bonus, and not intern pay. A row needs 5 filings. US Department of Labor disclosure data
Dates by cycle2
- Summer 2028 Banking Analyst Summer InternshipSeen open from Nov 4, 2026. Closed Nov 6, 2026.
- Summer 2027 Banking Analyst Summer InternshipOpened Dec 1, 2025. Public record.
Seen open from is the first day we saw the posting on the firm's own site. A public record is the firm's announcement or a dated student post.
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