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About the Company
Barclays is a globally renowned financial services institution that offers a comprehensive range of banking, investment, and wealth management services. With a legacy dating back to 1690, Barclays has evolved into a leader in the industry, serving millions of customers across more than 40 countries. The bank is committed to delivering innovative solutions that meet the financial needs of individuals, businesses, and institutions worldwide, while maintaining a strong focus on sustainability and ethical business practices.
Company Profile
Year founded: 1690
CEO: Jes Staley
Employee Number: c. 83,500
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Core Values: Integrity, respect, diversity and inclusion, excellence, and service
Official website: https://www.barclays.com
Student & Graduate Recruitment Process
Stage 1: Online Application
Candidates apply through Barclays' official careers portal, where they submit their CV and complete role-specific application questions.
Stage 2: Online Assessments
Once the application is submitted, if it meets the minimum benchmark, you will be invited to complete online assessments. The online assessment stage includes three different assessments - a cognitive ability test, which includes various numerical and logical questions, a work style questionnaire, which is known as a personality assessment, and a video recorded interview, known as the Barclays Mindset assessment.
If you are applying for data and technology roles, you will also complete a coding test.
You will need to score enough in each part to progress to the next stage of the recruitment process.
Stage 3: Assessment Centre
If you are successful in your online assessment, you will be invited to the assessment centre. Barclays's assessment centres take place in their offices.
A typical assessment centre includes a welcome session, which introduces Barclays and the business area, a business case study, which is a group exercise, and a behavioural interview.
Stage 4: Offer and Feedback
Following the assessment centre, candidates receive feedback and are informed about the outcome of their application. You will receive a job offer if you are successful.
How to Prepare for the Online Assessment
Barclay's online assessment includes three different assessments - a cognitive ability test, which includes various numerical and logical questions, a work style questionnaire, which is known as a personality assessment and a video recorded interview, known as Barclays Mindset assessment. The assessment is provided by SHL.
⌛️ Overall Time Needed to Practice: 4 days
⏰ Overall Time Needed to Complete the Test: 100 minutes
Personality Questionnire:
In this test, you will be provided with multiple statements, and you will need to choose the one that best describes you. In order to be successful in this part of the assessment, you need to understand what Barclays is looking for, its corporate culture and its values. Your answers need to closely align with them.
There's no time limit to complete this part of the assessment. This part normally takes around 30 minutes to complete. You can practise our Situational Judgement Test to learn more about general corporate culture and what companies expect from Candidates.
Cognitive Ability Assessment:
Barclays's cognitive ability assessment consists of several business-like scenarios that will assess your level of critical reasoning as well as your numerical ability. You'll be using your problem-solving, numerical and logical reasoning to answer questions that are presented to you.
This part of the assessment has 24 questions, and you have 36 minutes to complete them. If you practise our set of questions and become comfortable with them, you can easily pass this part of the assessment.
In order to be successful in Barclays's Cognitive Ability Assessment, we advise you to practice our Numerical Reasoning Tests and Logical Reasoning Tests with a focus on SHL Style Practice Tssts in each category.
Barclays Mindset Assessment
This is essentially an interview. In order to learn about how to prepare for this part of the assessment, please read our guidance here.
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