Investment Banking applicants have rated the interview process at HSBC with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Investment Banking roles take an average of 61 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at HSBC overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at HSBC as a Investment Banking according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
IQ intelligence test: 20%
One on one interview: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Background check: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
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I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at HSBC in Oct 2011
Interview
Typical interview. Met with different members of the team. Behavioural and fit questions along with some technical background. Why HSBC, Tell me what caused the financial crises. What makes you so special that we should hire you over the other candidates etc.
Online, via zoom after scheduling it via phone. The whole process took approximately 1 hour to complete, asked technical and also motivation questions. Was difficult, but a solid experience nevertheless.
There was an online assessment and followed by job simulation and then assessment centre. My application was unsuccessful after job simulation stage. Therefore, my opinion here is about the first 2 stages I attempted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The online assessment was about our personality and values. The job simulation was more practical in terms of the division candidates applied for.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at HSBC in Feb 2021
Interview
Lots of steps and deliverables, overall it aims to test how well you can perform. Areas such as project planning, profiling, technical and situational questions are asked
1. Video Test
2. Profiling Test
3. Video Interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Situational qns such as tell me about a time when you...