Intern - Commercial 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 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern - Commercial Banking roles take an average of 15 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 Intern - Commercial Banking according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 25%
Background check: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
Personality test: 17%
Phone interview: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC
Interview
Two interviews - the first via phone, the second and final a face-to-face interview. The hiring process was unexpectedly speedy, given the various bureaucratic loops the bank has to jump through.
The phone interview was straight-forward, with the standard questions of 'who, why, when.'
The final interview was relatively easy, personality questions and a few case studies. It would do the candidate well to read-up on the bank prior to this interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Case studies fielded open ended questions - creativity and basic banking/finance knowledge required.
Online interview with a mix of tasks such as pre-recorded questions and ranking questions. Overall, not a hard process but it's best to practice beforehand for the best experience .
Job simulation - SJT questions, numerical/ verbal questions and HireVue questions. Took about an hour to do, all online - idk what else to write here but needs to be 30 words minimum,
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why HSBC,
Why role / how do your experiences/strengths suit you to this role (something like this)
First you submit an application (make sure to check eligibility for programme). Then, you are invited to the online assessment (typical questions including numerical). Then, if successful you are invited to the Job Simulation, giving you insight to possible situations as a commercial banker. Lastly, if successful, you are invited to the last stage, the assessment centre.