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      Project Manager Interview

      Jul 30, 2012
      Anonymous interview candidate
      London, England
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 9 months. I interviewed at Barclays (London, England) in Apr 2011

      Interview

      This is the worst interview process I have had in my life. I had more than 14 interviews during 9 months, in a process that they call CIDS. At the end, they made an offer with much worse conditions than those initially described in the job description. The conditions of the job were changed several times during the process, they asked for every detail of my life, since when I was a kid to any single personal dissapointment in my life. You can't imagine how deep they went emotionally, and I was expecting that at least the salary was going to be worth the effort. I was interviewing for a Manager role at the corresponding salary, and at the end they offered a Director role at a salary level below Manager, which clearly wasn't a fair deal, was it? This means that they wanted me to do a Director job but at an Analyst salary, and this wasnt what they described at the beginning. To justify their change in conditions they put a headhunter in the middle and said that it was the headhunter's mistake which is sounds very ridiculous to me. In short all the process was perfect to offer the worse salary possible, and it is very difficult to believe that a company such as Barclays would have made such a big mistake after 14 interviews. Clearly I declined the offer, as this didnt give me assurance that they would respect any aspect of the job in the future. I will honestly not recommend this Company to anyone, and will prevent anyone to apply.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      If you have an interview with Barclays, you have to be expected to dig into every single emotional aspect of your life, no matter how hard it was for you. If your mother died and you were depressed about it, they will use this against you to reduce the salary; by this I mean every single event of your life, they will ask you questions to reveal how your life was and challenge you. Also, expect that things are suddenly changed at any moment. In my case, they said you will do manager job at manager salary and received an offer for director job at analyst salary. They have in place a perfect intelligence system to investigate every single aspect of your life, to accomodate anything they can to their benefit, no matter if this affects you emotionally or financially. The company's number one objective is to maximise their money, so don't expect to receive a fair salary. If you want to work there think carefully before making such decision as this can significantly affect your life. This was a very long and exhausting process that at the end was really a waste of time due to their exclusive focus on paying the least possible.
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      Jun 22, 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Northampton, England
      No offer
      Negative experience
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      Application

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      Mar 18, 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      London, England
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

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      Mar 14, 2026
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