I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Barclays (Pune) in Feb 2014
Interview
I was selected through the college internship drive for a 2 month internship at Barclays. The selection for aptitude test was based on resume and some Barclays and banking questions, through an online form submission. The aptitude test consisted of verbal, mathematical ability and critical reasoning. No programming questions asked. About half of the students were shortlisted for group discussion round.
GD round consisted of mobile banking and a general banking scenarios. Again, half of the students were selected for PI round. PI round had f2f interviews, one technical and other HR. Technical interview was based on DBMS and OS. HR questions were standard, like ' why Barclays? ', etc.
Overall a very nice experience, though rejected by Barclays.
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Positive experience
Average interview
Application
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Barclays (Pune)
Interview
APTITUDE TESTS:
The test consisted of MBA level quantitative + logic +verbal questions. Negative marking was present.
It is advisable to mark only the questions that you are sure of.
GROUP DISCUSSIONS:
We were given a scenario to discuss. 20 mins were given to read it and then discuss it among ourselves.
At the end of the discussion we had to give a presentation regarding the decision we had collectively arrived at, following which we were asked questions about the points we had raised during the discussion.
Students are advised to read the information given very carefully and particularly note the role that you are supposed to be playing. This is not an elimination round.
INTERVIEWS:
It was basically a 95% HR and 5% technical interview. Interview pattern was a competency based one.
Scenario-based questions were asked.
Technical based questions asked were:
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you ever been in a scenario where you were the team leader and a member of your team refused to work? How did you overcome this difficulty?
Is it better to entrust someone with a task they are good at or a task they may be interested in?
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
What is the difference between manipulation and influencing someone? Who has influenced you the most in your life?
Have you ever gone beyond the specified basic requirements while developing a product?
It is better to be prepared with answers for such expected questions in advance as it is difficult to come up with answers on-the-spot.
Explain normalization and its various forms.
State and explain the various project development models (waterfall, spiral etc).
Give an example of a product currently present in the market which you think has been developed using these models.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays (Prague) in Jun 2013
Interview
Interview consisted of four rounds. The first round was a tech screening call which lasted for an hour. The questions covered basic programming knowledge in Java and database design. The second round was an in person interview with a quick on-site programming test. During the interview I was asked a mix of personal and technical questions. The third and fourth rounds were telephone calls with people from inside.
