Contracting at Investment banks

[LondonGirl]

Can anyone who works/ever worked at Barclays tell me how long the process was from agent putting you through for the job to starting work? Particularly interested in Barclays, Deutsche, Lloyds and HSBC

[SueEllen]

General is for insults and banter.

If you want to post a serious thread then post in "Business/Contracts" and "Accounting/Legal".

If you are lucky because it's the weekend your thread may drop to the bottom by Monday and disappear......

[northernladuk]

Bearing in mind there could be anything from 3 days to a month or two what exactly are you after?

[SueEllen]

Bearing in mind there could be anything from 3 days to a month or two what exactly are you after?

Why are you being polite?

[AtW]

Why are you being polite?

He used wrong login

[bobspud]

Why are you being polite?

Might have something to do with her username

[mickey]

Can anyone who works/ever worked at Barclays tell me how long the process was from agent putting you through for the job to starting work? Particularly interested in Barclays, Deutsche, Lloyds and HSBC

All of the above are retail, just fyi

Would 3-4 weeks put you off?

Why not ask your agent who's probably placed hundreds of contracts, unless you've applied directly (have you).

[nomadd]

Can anyone who works/ever worked at Barclays tell me how long the process was from agent putting you through for the job to starting work? Particularly interested in Barclays, Deutsche, Lloyds and HSBC

From the "Agent putting you through"?

You mean you haven't even had the interview yet? If that's the case, you are jumping the gun (although if they don't get back to you within a week or so, that usually means they are generally not interested. Caveat: YMMV.)

If you've been offered the role, then I'd say it's normal to start within a week or two.

[Lockhouse]

Can anyone who works/ever worked at Barclays tell me how long the process was from agent putting you through for the job to starting work? Particularly interested in Barclays, Deutsche, Lloyds and HSBC

If you've been made an offer and it's the vetting process you're talking about I've heard that 2-3 weeks after being made an offer is not uncommon. Barclays have a particularly bad reputation for asking for loads of paperwork and then dragging their heels.

Smaller banks; a few days is normal for the credit checks to go through.

[LondonGirl]

If you've been made an offer and it's the vetting process you're talking about I've heard that 2-3 weeks after being made an offer is not uncommon. Barclays have a particularly bad reputation for asking for loads of paperwork and then dragging their heels.

Smaller banks; a few days is normal for the credit checks to go through.

Thanks all for your responses, the slow movement from these banks just seems more frustrating when you are keen to get back to work, will continue to persevere