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%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Background check: 11%
Presentation: 5%
Skills test: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC (Hong Kong) in Mar 2015
Interview
2 Aptitude tests (Verbal and Numerical)
Phone interview with HR
(easy one, mainly conducted in Cantonese, general and scenario question )
Face-to-Face interview with line managers
(Formal and serious one, general questions and introduction to department)
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)