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Associate at Barclays Global Investors
Posted Jul 23, 2009
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2007 (took 2 weeks)
I got the interview through employee referral. General 1:1 interviews with the hiring manager, the direct report manager, director, and then a few of the team members. The hiring manager in HR took the lead with all communication and was prompt and courteous throughout the process. The company is extremely business-oriented and you have to come off in that manner. The culture is more laid back but definitely got the impression that you had to work really hard in order to play hard.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Specialist at Barclays Global Investors
Posted Jul 14, 2009
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4.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2009 (took 3 weeks)
The interview was very professional and focused primarily on my resume. Questions ranged from general fit to specific internships. Emphasis was placed on relocation to San Francisco and previous relevant work experience. Overall what I expected from an initial telephone interview. Although it went well, another candidate with direct experience in the area was given the job.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Marketing at Barclays Global Investors
Posted Apr 29, 2009
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4.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2008 in San Francisco, CA (took 6 weeks)
Saw the job posted on a public site, applied and was called almost immediately by an HR person for a standard 30-minute phone screen. I ignored this person's subtle condescension and did my best to answer questions quickly. I apparently passed, because an invitation to meet with the hiring manager arrived the next day, which I accepted. All fine so far (minus the "too-cool-for-school" attitude of the HR person, this was all a very standard, perfectly acceptable process).
At the agreed-upon time/date, I showed up on time for my one-hour interview with the hiring manager. The meeting went on for the hour. The next day, I wrote the usual polite "thank you e-mail." About 4 weeks later, I got a voice-mail from their HR dept saying they had "forgotten about me," but that they wanted to make sure I knew they had moved forward with someone else. And that I should feel comfortable applying for other jobs in that department.
Summary: The process was handled well, except for the follow-through, which was nearly non-existent. What follow-through did materialize was bungled spectacularly.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Strategy Researcher at Barclays Global Investors
Posted Mar 22, 2009
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2009 (took 2 weeks)
Thorough phone interviews with thorough one on one interviews of folks from varying departments relevant to your position. It is a consensus based culture, so expect to meet lots of cross-functional groups if it is relevant to your position. Cultural fit is key. Communication and relationships are key to the business, so how you build social and professional relationships are key to your success. Understanding the people and getting to know the people are key to understanding the business. Skill fit is definitely important and the minimum threshold for consideration, but stellar skills and performance will be outweighed by integrity, ethics, and people-skills. If you are looking for a traditional banking culture that's highly competitive and cut-throat, BGI probably is not the best cultural fit for you.
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BGI has a strong culture - so first, consider the cultural fit before anything else; thereafter consider the job fit with your skills and thereafter, consider the financial fit with your budget. It is an incentive based rewards culture, so dont get too hung up with base salary or title. BGI has some of the best benefits I have seen in a corporation; you would be lucky to find a company that still offers the kind of benefits that BGI offers.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior Software Engineer at Barclays Global Investors
Posted Mar 21, 2009
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2008 in San Francisco, CA (took a day)
Three interview sections, in one interview.
1. Java section, standard scjp questions, design questions
2. sql section - lots of sql (pointer, transaction, join, db types)
3. sql design section - know the 1,2,3 normal forms
4. fuzzy-wuzzy section. Standard "when did you do something that was wrong" or "how did you work with people you didn't like" - always be super-specific, not "i would do this" but real instances (or vividly made up ones).
You really need to know sql - they ask about general concepts, some tough programming questions (not, "insert this into a table") - also know about optimisation techniques
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For the team that i applied into:
They're a bank, push for more money.
They need both sql & java people, which is rare, so push for more.
Really know sql for this, they ask some tricky questions.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Product Manager at Barclays Global Investors
Posted Mar 19, 2009
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3.0
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2009 in San Francisco, CA (took 1+ week)
The process was efficient, transparent and professional. I received email from the (internal) recruiter within 24 hours of applying online (from employee referral link). I was given an overview of the process up front: 1) phone screen by the recruiter, 2) phone interview with hiring manager; 3) two half day interviews with team (with the option to not be invited back for the second day). I made it through the hiring manager. She was impressed but said I'd be a better fit for another organization and asked the recruiter facilitate an intro. The recruiter told me she would pass my resume on for any posting I saw and was interested in. At Barclays, internal referrals go a long way. The interviews were all behavioral -- e.g., "give me an example when" type questions. All employees are trained in this methodology. It's a super energized, ambitious but with low ego tolerance environment.
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Operations at Barclays Global Investors
Posted Mar 4, 2009 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2007 in San Francisco, CA (took 2 days)
Typically will meet multiple people during interview process spread out over mutliple days. Group consensus is important.
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Difficult to negotiate since salaries tend to be on lower end and much of compensation is on annual bonus.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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