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Updated Feb 15, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.

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2.0

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Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jan 2010 (took a day)

Two one on one interviews; both vice presidents. All behavioral questions. Everyone there was really nice and the interviews were very relaxed.

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What was the closing price for the DJIA?

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Why did you apply for this position?

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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jan 2012 in Singapore (Singapore) (took a day)

There's online application, where you have to fill in some essay to illustrate your strengths and why you choose Barcap, then then verbal and numerical reasoning test. Interview consist of a phone interview and one day interview

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A scenario was given - i was assigned to a group where we were given Legos, scotch tape, and some paper. Our task was to design a Lego structure that enables a ping pong ball to stay in as long as possible. Teamwork is very important, and the interviewers will also identify those who takes initiative.

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Declined Offer

Interviewed Nov 2011 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took a day)

I was called up for a phone interview after 3 weeks submitting my application and was invited for the assessment centre. It consist of 3 stages, 1st up is the competency interview 1:1 for 2 rounds 45mins each where you're bombarded with a series of competency based questions. 2nd is the group activity where you have to show that you can work together as a team and demonstrate teamwork. Lastly it will be a prioritisation test where you're given a list of task and sort out the most important 5 tasks. Overall experience is great as the interviewer are really friendly and the atmosphere is relatively relax. But do not let your guard down you're assessed through out the 5hrs you're there.

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Tell me how you face the impossible

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Oct 2011 (took a day)

It was a 45minute phone interview and it was a standard interview with questions like why barcap, why operations, why do you think you're up to the job and situation questions like describe a situation when you initiate an idea without thinking of the consequences. One other question is what would you want to get? - guaranteed sum of usd1500 or 50% chance of getting usd5000?

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Describe a situation when you come up with an innovative idea

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Oct 2011 (took a day)

Online application, Online Numerical and Verbal reasoning test. Shortlisted for phone interview.

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Recent development in investment banking industry

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Greatest risk taken

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Sep 2011 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 3 days)

Got contacted by a headhunter and they got me the interview.

Very straightforward interview process. Nice people and one just has to be oneself. I did three interviews with Barcap for different positions - all were very much the same.

"Run me through your CV" began with everyone so make sure you have a nice interesting story to tell on how you ended up coming to Barcap.

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Run me through your CV

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What has been your biggest contribution academic or practical?

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Sep 2011 (took 1 week)

Very straight forward interview. Very nice people and enjoyed speaking about my background.

Almost every interview starts with "Run me through your CV" and this was no different. One questions that consistently came up was "Why Operations?". On top of that, it is important to know what your strongest achievement was. That was asked in two separate interviews.

Finally, the last standard question was where do you see yourself in 3 years?

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What is your biggest achievement?

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jan 2010 (took 2 weeks)

Application then numerical and verbal tests online.

If you are succesful, the HR would contact you to schedule a phone interview.

Phone interview was pretty easy. The interviewer asked questions like introduce yourself, why did u choose ops, etc. Nothing particularly hard.

Assessment centre is the last round. The first stage was face to face interview with two interviewers. They questioned a wide range of questions like tell them about yourself, what you know about the company, and they would target questions based on your resume to find out more about you. So you should know your resume inside out. And general questions about the current economy.

Second stage is interview with the line managers. They would give u 15 mins to prioritise a list of 20 activities. Rank top 5. They are trying to test your prioritising skills and reasonings for these choices.

Last stage is a group activity. To build a 4 by 4 cube with same colors on each side. They are trying to see if you're a team player.

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Actually the interview questions are not particularly difficult. It depends on whether they like you or not and whether u're a fit for their company culture.

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Received and Declined Offer

Interviewed Dec 2010 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took a day)

Interview Question:

Why your apply for this job?
Why our company?
How would you introduce this job to others?

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Why you apply for this job?
Can you give me a expample of teamworking?

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Apr 2010 (took 3 days)

After setting up an interview through a contact in the company, I was interviewed by 3 AVPs who asked me basic interview questions like what I did during my various internships as well as my leadership and teamwork capabilities. Overall the interview was relatively straightforward and they were all very nice and friendly during the interview.