Dates
- Summer 2028
- Expected early December. Last year: Dec 1.
- Summer 2027
- Opened Dec 1, 2025. Public record.
- Careers site
- search.jobs.barclays
Asked at Barclays11 sourced
Tell us about a significant obstacle you hit in a job and how you got past it.
HireVue, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Nov 3, 2023
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
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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
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
- Prep for Barclays20 questions
- Filed analyst base at Barclays$125k median, New York
- Other programs at Barclays5
How Barclays recruits
- 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.
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