J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Barclays (Singapour) en oct. 2025
Entretien
Asked about the resume, especially about the research project. Many details. Then asked some probability problems. Quite friendly and open to questions. They also introduced their teams and their culture.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
My own research projects and some technical details.
J'ai postulé via un recruteur. J'ai passé un entretien chez Barclays (New York, NY)
Entretien
I interviewed with global head of rates strat. The interview went on-site.
The hiring manager was nice but apparently he did not have a clear idea on what candidate/profiles he was after.
The interview contained multiple questions about my resume but nothing in depth
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Tell me about one of the recent projects you worked on
J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Barclays (Londres, Angleterre)
Entretien
Hard, they grill you. They ask random 3 digit multiplication in the middle of you talking. Asked stuff i learnt in calc 1 and 2. But i managed to ace everything. Got the offer but rejected rthem
4 interviews, 1 coding, 2 maths, 1 general. Maths included typical quant stuff, calculus, linear algebra, stats, probability, then some financial maths concepts I hadn't covered before, like derivations etc.