Commercial Banking Intern 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 Commercial Banking Intern 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 Commercial Banking Intern according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 25%
Personality test: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
Background check: 17%
Drug test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
It was called a group interview, but it was actually just 2 one on one interviews, and you are only in a group setting for briefing and debriefing. General personal and behavioural questions that are not difficult to answer, and general banking questions that only require basic research on the industry and the bank.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you know about the company's commercial banking division?
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.