Human Resources Industrial Placement Programme London

This is a 9-11 month Industrial Placement within the Human Resources division at Barclays, starting in August 2027. You will gain exposure to end-to-end campus recruiting responsibilities, including stakeholder management and strategy development. Some travel will be required.

Key Accountabilities

• Execute regional candidate acquisition activities for Early Career channels (Interns, Graduates, Apprentices) related to events and assessment strategies.
• Partner with the business and Early Career Planning teams to agree and attend attraction events (campus, recruitment, school).
• Execute attraction and assessment efforts aligned with firm and individual pathway goals.
• Partner with stakeholders to deliver recruitment strategy and engage them in efforts.
• Deliver an effective candidate attraction strategy based on data analysis and knowledge of universities and organisations.
• Execute assessment processes to achieve firm goals and effectively source for individualised programming across Early Career channels.

Analyst Expectations

• Provide specialist advice and support to meet stakeholder/customer needs.
• Perform prescribed activities in a timely and high-standard manner.
• Potentially have responsibility for specific processes within a team.
• May lead and supervise a team, guiding professional development, allocating work, and coordinating resources.
• For individual contributors: manage own workload, take responsibility for system/process implementation, and participate in projects broader than the direct team.
• Execute work requirements as identified in processes and procedures, collaborating with and impacting closely related teams.
• Check the work of colleagues within the team.
• Provide specialist advice and support pertaining to own work area.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls, delivering work in line with relevant rules, regulations, and codes of conduct.
• Develop an understanding of how all teams contribute to sub-function objectives and impact collaborating teams.
• Continually develop awareness of underlying principles and concepts, building administrative/operational expertise.
• Make judgments based on practice and previous experience.
• Assess the validity of previous or similar experiences and evaluate options under circumstances not covered by procedures.
• Communicate sensitive or difficult information to customers regarding advice or administrative requirements.
• Build relationships with stakeholders/customers to identify and address their needs.

Working In London

Our global HQ is in Canary Wharf, at the heart of London’s financial district. This location offers access to explore the many functions and opportunities of a global financial giant.

Application Requirements

• You must be in your penultimate year of university.
• You must be graduating in 2028.
• Willingness and desire to travel.
• Developed verbal, written, and group communication and presenting skills.
• Creative thinker with experience improving candidate experience.
• Willingness to work in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to be proactive and take initiative.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and multi-task.
• Ability to think quickly to resolve real-time challenges.
• Ability to escalate quickly and effectively.
• Organisational skills and ability to multitask.
• Attention to detail.
• Experience in financial services (highly valued).
• Eagerness to succeed (highly valued).
• Intellectual curiosity (highly valued).
• Legal right to work in the UK.