Barclays Interview Experience by Shreya Govil | On Campus - Feb 2023

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SDE - Intern

Barclays

2 rounds | 2 Coding problems

Shreya Govil

Fresher | Feb 2023

Selected

Interview preparation journey

Journey

Getting into one of the MNCs in India was my dream, and I researched it a lot. What are the most essential topics for the FAANG Interview? How should you approach your graduation if you want to make it count? Etc. I practiced DSA continuously for three years, and I thought I had an excellent base for them, but at last, I was not selected for any of the companies in FAANG. But I still tried to get into them someday, and then, after two years of completing my graduation, I got this opportunity.

Application story

I saw a post on LinkedIn interested in hiring candidates for the SDE-Intern post; honestly speaking, my eyes were shining at that moment. I mailed the HR that I wanted to be part of the selection process and attached my resume. After two days, I got mailed back that your resume has been selected and you will be having your interview rounds from now.

Why selected/rejected for the role?

I was on point with my coding solutions to the questions asked in the interviews. I provided the optimal solutions and gave correct explanations to some theory questions asked.

Preparation

Duration: 2 Months

Topics: Dynamic Programming, OOPS, Computer Network, Operating System, Game Theory

Tip

Tip 1: Prepare all Topics from Coding Ninjas course of Competitive Programming.
Tip 2: Do Competitive Programming regularly.

Application process

Where: Campus

Eligibility: 6 CGPA

Resume tip

Tip 1: Keep your resume up to date and mention 2-3 good-level projects that will give the interviewer a good impression.
Tip 2: Don't put false things on the resume.

Interview rounds

Round

Medium

Online Coding Interview

Duration120 Minutes

Interview date1 Feb 2023

Problems1

First round was Cognitive and Technical assessment round, started at around 10:30 am. It consisted of 90 questions to be solved in 90 minutes. One coding question was also there. There were six sections : Numerical Ability, English Ability, Logical Reasoning, Pseudocode, Common applications and MS Office and Basics of Networking.
Now this was an elimination round and to pass this round we had to clear the sectional cutoff. So make sure to attempt all the sections. No negative marking so BINGO! Also it was a well proctored so avoid any unfair means.

1. Pair Sum

You are given an integer array 'ARR' of size 'N' and an integer 'S'. Your task is to return the list of all pairs of elements such that each sum of elements of each pair equals 'S'.

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Round

Easy

HR Round

Duration40 Minutes

Interview date2 Feb 2023

Problems1

My interview started at around 11 am and I was being interviewed by two interviewers. They both were very experienced (more than 10 years) and cheerful.

1. Basic HR Questions

My interview started with an introduction and then my college life and what I like to do in college.
Then, they asked me about my internship, which I was doing then. We discussed the projects and technologies I learned and was doing during my internships.
Then they came straight to my college life, like how many friends I had and my relationship with them.
They also...

Problem approach

1. It's up to you to guide them into your stories, i.e., say those things that you want them to ask, and they will.
2. They just want to see how well you can present yourself.
3. If you mention some hobbies to them, make sure you mean it. For instance, I wrote reading, so they asked me about which kind of books I read, how many have I read, when was the last time I read a book, or why I r...

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K J Anirudh Vyas |Level 2

2 months ago

Hey shreya, really inspired by ur journey. I just wanted to know where did u work before getting selected for barclays ,and also in which company did u get placed during ur placement season in your final yr.

2) what were the key highlights in ur resume which u think has led to u getting a call from barclays. Pls i do need this info as i am in my final yr during my placement season looki...