I am trying to apply online for MBA Associates program in Barclays
bank. I stucked with their motivation question. I have a strong
commodity trading background consist on 10 years and I just completed
my MBA financial Mangement. Please find below their 3 quetions which i
need to reply in 90 words:
1-What steps did you take in determining which investment banking
firms you applied to?
2-What attracted you to applying for a role at Barclays Capital? (up to 90 words)
3-Why have you chosen your preferred role (e.g. Sales, Technology, Wealth...?)

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Request for Question Clarification by mvguy-ga on 18 Nov 2006 19:44 PST

With all due respect, it's not clear to me what your question is. What
do you want to know that a Researcher could help you with? Thanks.

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Clarification of Question by reply_me-ga on 21 Nov 2006 01:38 PST

this is interview questions for Barclays. I want to put the answers
which make my reasons to join barclays very clear.

Hi Reply me,
Just a free comment  - and no insult intended:  If you don't know the
answers, how could we possibly know the reasons for your choice of
Barclays or your motivation?  If you get an interview, you will have
to be able to defend/support your answers.

It might be of help for you to search Barclays' websites and others
about the bank to see if what it says about itself or what others say
about it gives you an idea of answers that combine your reasons for
applying with the bank's needs/goals, but don't copy any text.

Also, I notice a couple of typing errors in your question.  Do avoid
such in your answers.

Wishing you well and good luck, Myoarin

1) as many as I could find
2) money, money, money
3) see number 2 above

For #1 any well thought out approach would work, especially one that
strokes their ego.  Such as, Searched for IB's that ranked in the
Forbes top employers list.
Search for positions with an established IB firm with a long history
of soldi business practices and steady growth.

2.  Based on the criteria mentioned in question 1, Barclays was an
ideal choice.  That together with demographics and your reputation
made barclays an obious choice.

3.  Based on my educationa nd prior work expeirence, a [trader] would
be the most suitable position in your firm and it where I could bring
the most value to the firm.

I knwo these are nopt worded so well, I just wanted to give you the
jist without writing it for you word for word. AND NO TYPOS OR
GRAMMATICAL ERRORS.