Co-op Student Trainee applicants have rated the interview process at HSBC with 2.9 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 Co-op Student Trainee roles take an average of 57 days to get hired, when considering 15 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 Co-op Student Trainee according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 37%
One on one interview: 26%
Background check: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Group panel interview: 5%
Skills test: 5%
Presentation: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC (Hong Kong) in Oct 2019
Interview
After you submit an application and pass an initial screening, you get sent a number of aptitude tests. If you pass those, you will get a call from the HR: the phone interview will be about your past experiences and your relevance to the position. If that goes well, you're getting to the final round: the HR matches you with a department manager and you get to interview with them one-on-one.
The interview process include virtual interview and personal interview. The two interviewees asked in English with basic situational questions, personal experience, just use STAR model to answer, not too difficult
I applied online, there was on demand interview where you have to record yourself answering some questions, mostly behavioral, and second interview was with the manager.
For the on demand interview, you can re-record several times and there is a time limit for you to answer the questions
I interviewed the position in 2017. Two rounds of interview before standard procedures, one is conducted by HR by phone and one on-site with the team member. HR round is behavioral and on-site is business-related questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioral questions (Why HSBC) and technical questions (Understanding of volatility)