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      IT Project Manager Interview

      Apr 26, 2018
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Wilmington, DE
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Barclays (Wilmington, DE) in Apr 2018

      Interview

      A phone interview was scheduled with a hiring manager. Five minutes later the call was over! Instead of the typical niceties that start a phone interview, she jumped right into it, briefly described her role, and said, "We're just starting a major, multi-year project to totally rewrite our call center agent desktop applications from the ground up. Can you describe your related experience?" I started to describe my experience as a project manager, in the financial sector, with software development, and my work incorporating call centers into our product offering. She stopped me and said, "No, do you have any experience managing software development projects that rewrite call center agent desktop applications from the ground up?" I didn't have experience that unique, so she said, "I didn't screen the resumes. If I did, I would not have selected you to interview, because I didn't see that listed on your resume", and ended the call. The specific and unique requirement she listed was not in the job ad. There was no mention of call centers, desktop apps, or developing software from the ground up. It was very generic descriptions of project management ("Requirements: Experience must include: Creating and forecasting budgets for projects; Utilizing quantitative and qualitative analytical skills to define and communicate business goals, processes, requirements, and solutions to business issues; Negotiating the use of resources, budgets, and scope creep between all parties; Analyzing business requirements; Coordinating business requirements across multiple teams for implementation; and Defining project plans and roadmaps to monitor the progress of projects." This was a total waste of my time.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Do you have any experience managing software development projects that rewrite call center agent desktop applications from the ground up?
      Answer question
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      IT Project Manager Interview

      Feb 3, 2020
      Anonymous employee
      London, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through other source. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Barclays (London, England) in Jan 2016

      Interview

      Fist of all there was a Face to face Competency and Skills based interview which lasted a couple of hours. It was followed a couple of weeks later by an interview with the Line Manager and finally a meeting and a couple of telephone calls with HR

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Where do you see yourself in 5 years
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      IT Project Manager Interview

      May 14, 2013
      Anonymous employee
      London, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays (London, England) in Feb 2009

      Interview

      Needed concise two page CV to get to interview stage. First interview was one hour in London followed by whole day second interview. Went through my entire employment history - why did I take a job or why did I leave a job. What did I think of each boss. What did my peers and team members think of me. What were my successes and what about failures. What lessons did I learn from failures.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What are your weaknesses?
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