I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Barclays (London, England) in Feb 2011
Interview
Numerical and logical on-line test.
First round: tel interview with HR, questions e.g., why investment banking, why quant, describe your PhD project.
Second round: one-day assessment center. First, solve a paper test, containing math, probability, programming questions, need speed. Second, do a trading game within a team of 5 people. Third, 4-round 1v1 interviews (2 maths, 1 programming, 1 general).
Decision will be made the next day of the assessment center.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Barclays (New York, NY)
Interview
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
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about one of the recent projects you worked on
I applied online. I interviewed at Barclays (London, England)
Interview
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.