Apprentice applicants have rated the interview process at HSBC with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Apprentice roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Apprentice according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
Drug test: 23%
Presentation: 23%
One on one interview: 15%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
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I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at HSBC (Hong Kong) in Nov 2016
Interview
It is a phone interview and I was asked about my general experience in working with different people from different background, and different questions regarding my CV. The question generally ask me to describe more about role or activities on your CV, and what I learn from that. The interview last for half an hour.
Online video interview, 15 minutes. Allowed to prep for 2 minutes in front of a camera. Cannot remake videos. Generic questions such as 'why HSBC?', 'what values of HSBC do you relate to and why?'
I applied online. I interviewed at HSBC (Sheffield, England) in Feb 2025
Interview
Pleasant! I loved the entire process. I had three different interviewers at allocated times, all had at least 1 technical question which were not that difficult (if you know how to code that is)... but overall a wonderful experience.
I applied online. I interviewed at HSBC (Birmingham, England) in Dec 2024
Interview
Horrible interviewer from the commercial baking team. She kept interjecting me as I tried speaking through my response to the question. So unprofessional would love to see what she'd do if the tables were reversed.
There were a total of 3 x interviewers with skill based and motivational questions