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Barclays Investment Bank
Barclays Investment Bank offers large corporate clients with strategic advisory, financing, and risk management solutions. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
100
TOTAL
RATINGS
705
Updated on: October 7, 2025

Barclays Investment Bank Company Culture

Barclays Investment Bank Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.8/5
Barclays Investment Bank's Overall Culture is rated D+

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

CEO Rating
B-
Executive Team
C
Manager
C
Perks & Benefits
C
eNPS
C

Barclays Investment Bank CEO

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Jes Staley Barclays Investment Bank's CEO
Jes Staley
70 /100
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A Day in the Life
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Barclays Investment Bank employees generally work 10.0 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Barclays Investment Bank report the work pace is extremely fast
Work Pace
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58% of Barclays Investment Bank employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Barclays Investment Bank employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a year
Feedback
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52% of Barclays Investment Bank employees call their work environment negative
Environment

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What are you most excited about working at Barclays Investment Bank?

Asked to all employees at Barclays Investment Bank

  • the variety of people that I get to interact with on a daily basis

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How flexible is your work schedule at Barclays Investment Bank?

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  • very flexible, they allow alot of time for personal time

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In your opinion, what are the most common interview questions that Barclays Investment Bank asks?

Asked to all employees at Barclays Investment Bank

  • What background do you have that is people orientated

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What kind of interview questions do they ask when hiring someone in the Customer Support department at Barclays Investment Bank?

Asked to the Customer Support Department at Barclays Investment Bank

  • Just be prepared for alot of questions about your prior work and hobbies

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What does the ideal candidate in the Customer Support department look like at Barclays Investment Bank?

Asked to the Customer Support Department at Barclays Investment Bank

  • There is no ideal candidate we are all different and come from all walks of life

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What Customer Support department questions did Barclays Investment Bank ask during your job interview?

Asked to the Customer Support Department at Barclays Investment Bank

  • Just how well you would handle a rough call

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Barclays Investment Bank applied for 682 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 96% were approved, 1% certified-withdrawn, and 2% withdrawn.

An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at Barclays Investment Bank unveil that 13 approved work permit applications were withdrawn before the employee’s start date, and 10 were withdrawn by Barclays Investment Bank after the employee’s start date.

Work Permit Application Outcome

682
Total Applied
  • 96% Granted (653 out of 682)
  • <1% Denied (6 out of 682)
  • 2% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (13 out of 682)
  • 1% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (10 out of 682)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Barclays Investment Bank

Bottom
10%

Barclays Investment Bank currently ranks in the Bottom 10% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

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Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Barclays Investment Bank

Bottom
15%

Barclays Investment Bank currently ranks in the Bottom 15% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

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eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Bottom 45%Bottom 45% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
-10
eNPS Score
33%Promoters
24%Passives
43%Detractors
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Mission, Vision, & Values

Our common Purpose is ‘Creating opportunities to rise’. We are a company of opportunity makers working together to help people rise – customers, clients, colleagues and society.

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Barclays Investment Bank Culture At a Glance

100 employees at Barclays Investment Bank have reviewed Barclays Investment Bank across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 100 Barclays Investment Bank employees give their leadership a grade of C, or Bottom 40% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Barclays Investment Bank are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at Barclays Investment Bank, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Barclays Investment Bank are not very pleased with their team. 100 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a D. Less than half believe the meetings at Barclays Investment Bank are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Barclays Investment Bank believe the environment at Barclays Investment Bank is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Barclays Investment Bank is extremely fast. About 38% of the employees at Barclays Investment Bank work 8 hours or less, while 19% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Barclays Investment Bank are not very happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

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Barclays Investment Bank vs Competitors

  1. 1st
    Nomura
    73 / 100
  2. 2nd
    Barclays Investment Bank
    60 / 100
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Perks & Benefits

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