Barclays Capital ruleZ (Barclays PLC)

Member Name: cantspell

Product:	Barclays PLC
Date:	08/05/01 (434 review reads)
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Advantages: short assessment procedure, great pay, even for internships

Disadvantages: second round gets tedious at the end

Unlike many other city employers, Barclays Capital do away with most of the BS that seems to be commonplace at other institutions:
No longer do you have to wade through to stage 4 of the recruitment process, only to be told that you are unsuitable, because other candidates have more of the strengths they are looking for.
BC (in 2000 and 2001) have a simple two-stage structure that minimizes the time wasted for graduates. The first round is a standard numeracy/logic test that takes less than 1 hour. If successful you'd go on to the final selection day, after which you will soon be told whether they want you or not. The selection day itself is still a bit loaded with their spiel about being a great company and all, but the maximum time you will spend is one day and an afternoon!

Initial pay, with £550 - £650 pw, is great aswell.

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