The online assessment has 5 different tests which test different aptitudes. Expect mathematical questions based on different situations and graphs. You’ll have to understand the questions first in order to find the right graph. Moreover, you’ll get questions about different situations and you’ll have to rank 5 possible answers. You should prepare by understanding the company’s core values.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you decide to do if there was an important project to be delivered but legally you should have waited for some legal approval first which required time?
I applied online. I interviewed at HSBC (London, England)
Interview
HSBC Recruitment Process has 3 Rounds of Selection Process:
Numerical reasoning test, Values Behavioral test, Video interview (HSBC video interview is a pre-recorded interview with a virtual interview) and HSBC assessment centre .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell about yourself
2. Why do you want to work at HSBC
3. Technical
Telephone Interview: Most interview questions are behavioural. It took around 15-20 minutes. HR was very professional and the atmosphere was good, sadly I did not get into the next round.
I applied online. I interviewed at HSBC (London, England) in Jan 2025
Interview
Smooth and friendly assessors made everything easier. The general themes are mainly regarding company core values, examining your problem solving capabilities, how you approach the current bank issues. If you do some research beforehand you will be fine.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Company values, problem solving capabilities, current bank issues
Graduate Student 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 Graduate Student roles take an average of 46 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 Graduate Student according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 17%
Personality test: 17%
Presentation: 17%
Background check: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Other: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
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