There are numerous prestigious banks in the UK that have quite a name for themselves all across the world.
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This includes famous institutions such as Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide Building Society, Standard Chartered, Santander UK and RSBC.
However, there is one that in many regards stands above the rest, not just in the UK but, arguably, the world.
Barclay’s origins trace all the way back as far as 1690 when John Freame and Thomas Gould began trading as goldsmith bankers in London, although the name Barclay’s still wouldn’t be adopted for another few decades.
During the 20th century, the bank expanded by making acquisitions of other, usually smaller banks and in the 1920s started operating overseas.
With the acquisition of the first Indian exchange bank, the Central Exchange Bank of India in 1938 is a particularly huge landmark.
According to one paper published in 2011, Barclays was the most powerful transnational corporation in terms of ownership and, consequently, corporate control over global financial stability and market competition.
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To some people, at first thought, this might be associated with shady dealings and banks having too much power.
Maybe even a Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort type of image. Things are changing now, though.
Whilst the world of finance isn’t suddenly perfect in the modern-day, of course, the models of growth and expansion that are becoming the mainstream way of thinking signify a huge shift away from the ruthless profit-first approach that initially gave banking such a bad name.
Nowadays initiatives relating to sustainability and a green future are taking centre stage.
The world has changed to such an extreme extent over the past two centuries that rapidly changing society’s direction whilst preventing economic collapse is an ambitious task, to say the least.
It is going to require many great minds to continue spreading economic prosperity whilst also ensuring our global financial system supports those organisations and people our ecology can sustain.
And sending the correct signals who act flagrantly against climate science that demands a new form of behaviour.
Without going to Uncle Ben from Spiderman, Barclays plays a crucial role in the world’s maintenance, its future, and its sustainability.
With all this power comes the opportunity for the organisation to make a huge difference for good in the world’s future.
Because of the organisation’s size, it is easy to think of Barclays as a faceless machine that makes all its decisions through a calculator.
But it was started by two people and, whilst it’s undoubtedly a higher number now, continues to be operated and directed by the thousands of employees that work for it.
In fact, and this excludes people who already work for Barclays, there are currently 700 jobs open for applicants on the bank’s job website alone.
It’s one thing to have the opportunity to be part of one of the world’s most influential organisations and not a factor that should be sniffed at.
On top of this though is just how easy Barclays has made the process of getting involved in the application process.
Again, with a certain perception of Barclays, you might think you need an Amani suit and Cambridge economics degree at the ready to even think about going onto the Barclays website.
In reality, running an organisation of such a size requires a whole tapestry of different ways of thinking.
Some people might have the attributes that match those you see on TV bank stereotypes.
But there’s no way Barclays can be sustained without the thousands of people with completely different attributes that are equally crucial to the process of the bank’s day to day operations.
Job offers at Barclays
Here we’ve picked out just a few examples to illustrate quite how varied life at Barclays is and why there’s going to be multiple job postings on the website that will stand out to you.
Customer Relations Manager – Northampton – Average Salary £26k
“As a Barclays Customer Relations Manager you will contribute to the overall business unit’s success through driving, implementing and monitoring individual and team performance and targets whilst ensuring company policies and procedures are fully adhered to. You will be expected to drive and maintain the high profile of your team, developing strong relationships across the business to improve the customer experience and actively dealing with challenges to drive clear outcomes that will influence continuous improvement.”
Cyber Risk & Vulnerability Analyst – Knutsford – Average Salary £36k
“As a Barclays Cyber Risk & Vulnerability Analyst, you will be part of the Digital Engineering team working to deliver strategic change for the majority of business areas, driving new business and improved customer experience across all products. You will be responsible for the Management of Risk, Control Issues and resilience activity that impacts our Channels. As a team we are seeking to expand our risk function as we move forward to drive change across our Channels.”
Executive Assistant – Glasgow – Average Salary £48k
“As a Barclays Executive Assistant, you will join us to provide comprehensive Executive Assistance support to a Senior Director, as well as additional support to the wider UK leadership team. This is a mid-level position that can give you an opportunity for progression. In your new role, you will have a lot of independence, however, there will also be a wider team you will be able to lean on for support.”
So, whatever your background or ambitions, the opportunity to be part of something so grand and potentially influential in the world’s future shouldn’t be turned away, especially when they’ve put in the effort to make the application process so easy for you!
So, here’s the super-easy steps you need to take.
First, click here and use the search functions to find something that you think may seem suitable to you.
Follow the simple instructions after clicking on the post’s Apply Now button to create a Barclays account.
Keep your CV at hand, it should already be uploaded to your computer if you’re on the lookout for a job, to be honest.
This will make everything a lot easier. Follow the instructions after making your account and fill in the simple questions, drawing from your CV if needed.
Upon finishing you should get an email confirming that your application has gone through.
If it’s still not reached your inbox a few minutes later, it’s worth going back and double-checking that you’ve filled in all your details correctly and finalised your application.
Once you have got that email through, there’s nothing stopping you from going back and finding even more job postings on the site that may take your life in a completely new direction.