Summer Internship applicants have rated the interview process at HSBC with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Internship roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 7 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 Summer Internship according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 20%
IQ intelligence test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Personality test: 20%
Skills test: 20%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC (Vancouver, BC) in Apr 2013
Interview
Applicants are first contacted by phone for a quick 30 minutes telephone interview. Those selected to the second round were invited for a group panel interview lasting 2 hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Presenting a predetermined product to the panel interviews in a group via Dragons Den style
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC in Apr 2026
Interview
The recruitment process involves completing an initial video interview, followed by an HR phone screening. Successful candidates will then progress to a final business interview with the relevant department heads.
1st round: 1v1 initial questions, around 3-5 questions
Self-introdcution, what you study at school, why you choose work at Mainland China, compare Shenzhen and Hong Kong
2nd round: 1v1 with Manager, behavior and a little technical questions
Application -> Online Assessment -> Video Interview -> Interview. The online assessment include behavioural questions and numerical with different sections so you don't have to complete all the questions if you don't want to.