Candidate-reported HireVue
Barclays Video Interview Questions & Practice
Research verdict
- What we verified
- A candidate explicitly described SHL followed by a one-way HireVue round before the New York Superday and recalled three HireVue prompts.
- Scope
- Barclays New York Investment Banking Summer Analyst candidate report, 2026.Country: United States · Programme: Summer Analyst · Role: Investment Banking · Recruiting cycle: 2026
- Platform named
- HireVue
- Evidence date
- No exact date — The candidate report describes a 2026-02 interview.
- Editorial review
- 2026-09-20
- What this does not prove
- That every Barclays role, region, or cycle uses HireVue or the same questions; later valuation and accounting discussion belonged to another round.
- Limitation
- Keep this scoped to the 2026 New York Investment Banking Summer Analyst report; it is candidate evidence, not an official fixed question set.
Verdict
Candidate-reported HireVue evidence for a Barclays New York Investment Banking Summer Analyst round in 2026.
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Candidate-reported HireVue recorded questions
These questions were reported in a specific HireVue recorded interview. They are research evidence tied to the role, timing, and source shown below—not an official or fixed question set.
Candidate-reported HireVue recorded question: 3
Other sourced interview material
These records come from other interview formats, general examples, or reports where the recorded HireVue round was not established. They are kept separate from candidate-reported HireVue questions.
Interview topic or incomplete wording(1)
A topic or incomplete wording retained without inventing a full question.
These practice questions are independent preparation material. The sources on this page describe Barclays's interview process; they do not make any individual prompt official or previously asked.
Independent practice questions for Barclays
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1Why Barclays?
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2Give an example of a time when you promoted diversity and inclusion.
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Evidence sources
- Wall Street Oasis — Barclays New York Investment Banking Summer Analyst candidate report (2026-02)
Candidate report · Published: No exact date · Scope: One 2026-02 New York Investment Banking Summer Analyst report. · Limitation: Candidate report; not a universal Barclays question set.
Reference sources
- Barclays branded HireVue tenant (barclays.hirevue.com)
- Barclays Careers — Internship & Graduate Application Process
- Barclays Careers — Hints and tips (video interview guidance)
- eFinancialCareers (Sept 2025) — HireVue questions in banking, 2026 summer-intern cycle
- eFinancialCareers (Nov 2023) — HireVue questions at Barclays, Deutsche Bank, UBS
- GraduatesFirst — Barclays interviews guide (format and timings)
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- It cannot prove that every role, office, programme, or recruitment cycle uses the same interview.
- It cannot reveal a private scoring model, guarantee a question, or predict a hiring outcome.
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