I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC (Hong Kong) in Mar 2013
Interview
Applied online, called from HR, then call from senior manager.
All fit based questions, why HSBC, why finance
Will test you on language skills, etc.
Will ask you who competitors are, what brings you to HSBC and all
typical hr interview
Describe yourself in 2 min. You should introudce yourself in short and talk more about your own experience. You should never out of focus and loss focus in the meeitng
the interview process was very quick and simple they did not go into detail regarding what the role is about they just asked why i wanted to join hsbc and one other question, it ended in 10minutes
The interview and the interviewers were really friendly and warm, especially for a student with not much experience. The process may be daunting but the interview was good. the questions were mainly about fit questions so just be aware of yourself.