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Updated 27 Mar 2025

Top Barclays Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. How would you impair a CGU and asset not a part of CGU [CGU = Cash generating unit]
  • Q2. What is the difference between Future and Forward Contracts.
  • Q3. What decision by Raguram Rajan made all banks worried?
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posted on 9 Nov 2023

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Went for more than two hours and took almost six months from Interview to process offer letter. And after 18 months they are silently laying off

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please consider twice before accepting offer as Barclays is silently laying off permanent employees. They are so biased and have contractors in UK whom they are ready to extend paying 4 times more without much skills apparently, the reason being, the contractors are leading the team and they are cruelly biased.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What does Financial Instruments mean?
  • Ans. 

    Financial instruments refer to assets that can be traded, such as stocks, bonds, derivatives, and currencies.

    • Financial instruments are assets that can be traded on financial markets.

    • They include stocks, bonds, derivatives, currencies, and commodities.

    • These instruments can be used for investment, hedging, or speculation.

    • Examples include shares of a company, government bonds, options contracts, and foreign exchange.

    • The v...

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  • Q2. Open ended and close ended Positions

Product Control Analyst Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What is the journal entry for purchasing a bond?
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
No response
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

45 Basic aptitude question

Round 2 - Coding Test 

1 hr Heap and String

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Do you have any questions

Technology Analyst Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Sort 0 and 1 Problem Statement Given an integer array ARR of size N containing only integers 0 and 1, implement a function to sort this array. The solution should scan the array only once without using any additional arrays. Input: The firs... read more
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Software Developer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Akash Khairnar

posted on 22 Apr 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Medium level questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Java, spring boot
Round 3 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. All HR questions

Top Barclays Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Shopping Spree Problem Statement Preeti plans to shop for her father's birthday at a store with unlimited quantities of N different items. She has a budget that allows her to buy a maximum of K items. Help Preeti determine the number of dif... read more
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Software Developer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Maximum Subarray Sum Problem Statement Given an array of integers, determine the maximum possible sum of any contiguous subarray within the array. Example: Input: array = [34, -50, 42, 14, -5, 86] Output: 137 Explanation: The maximum sum is... read more
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 Senior Analyst

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 Assistant Vice President

 (7)

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic Maths and reasoning

Financial Analyst Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Suppose you have 10000 US dollars with you, out of which you took a loan of 5000 US Dollars. Now suppose you have purchased two assets of 5000 US Dollars each, one through cash and other through bank loan. How would you show this transactio... read more
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Get interview-ready with Top Barclays Interview Questions

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Star questions around various scenarios

Personal Banker Authoriser Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. How fake note is detected??
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How will you handle if your teammates have an argument

Executive Assistant Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What is deviation What is validation and its type in detail What is CAPA AND HOW IT is initiated Examples of incidences and how it is rectified Examples of preventive action and corrective actions Procedure for reprocessing of batch What is... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jul 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Asked Dynamic programming and graph problems along with Java and C++ questions

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduce yourself
  • Q2. Explain your project
  • Q3. Questions on projects

Graduate Analyst Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. what are Pillars of oops
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How would you create pnl of a credit card strategy change
  • Ans. 

    To create P&L of a credit card strategy change, analyze revenue and expenses before and after the change.

    • Analyze current revenue streams from credit card products

    • Estimate potential impact of strategy change on revenue (e.g. increased interest income, higher fees)

    • Evaluate changes in expenses (e.g. marketing costs, operational costs)

    • Calculate net profit or loss resulting from the strategy change

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Associate Vice President Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Discuss a case study on a preferred topic or use sample problems to explain a difficult concept. First name the topic and then the concept/case study to be illustrated within 5 mins. CBSE Hot questions are preferred.
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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview before Mar 2024.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Leetcode medium problems on graph, tree, hashmap
  • Q2. Leetcode medium on sql
  • Q3. Some java related questions, JPA, hibernate mappings, Spring cloud, spring framework core questions
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. This was more of behavoural round with conflict bases questions, and tech related to code practices, best practices, teams etc
  • Q2. What is usage of sonar and what was recent improvement done by analyzing sonar report
  • Ans. 

    SonarQube is a tool for continuous inspection of code quality, helping teams identify and fix issues early.

    • SonarQube analyzes code for bugs, vulnerabilities, and code smells, improving overall code quality.

    • It provides metrics like code coverage, duplications, and complexity, enabling better decision-making.

    • Recent improvements may include enhanced detection of security vulnerabilities, such as SQL injection risks.

    • Integr...

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Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussions, asked ay other offers in hand etc. offer rollout took a long time

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Its a cool organization, good offices, food, transport, TT, but some teams have prtiality culture and a little politics. Better to chose project rathar than going by brand, not just in this case but overall.

Senior Developer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What is your current CTC and what is your expected CTC?
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Barclays Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Barclays interview?
Barclays interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Barclays interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and HR.
How to prepare for Barclays interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Barclays. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Barclays expect are Risk Analytics, Risk Management, Statistics, Analytics and IT Project Management.
What are the top questions asked in Barclays interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Barclays interview -

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  3. How you will find the smallest of 4 numbers without using >.< and min function ...read more
How long is the Barclays interview process?

The duration of Barclays interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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