Global Investment Research applicants have rated the interview process at HSBC with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at HSBC as a Global Investment Research according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 50%
Skills test: 50%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at HSBC (London, England) in Sep 2025
Interview
It was a hire vue interview. 7 to 8 questions, most of them 2 minutes long with 2 minutes preperation. The last question had an 8 minute preparation time, overall about 45v minutes long.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were given 100k today what would you invest in
I applied online. I interviewed at HSBC (London, England) in Nov 2025
Interview
Got up to the video interview, but unfortunately did not get an in person interview / assessment centre invite. Had an overall positive experience and questions weren't too difficult at all.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you managed multiple deadlines simultaneously. How did you prioritise and what was the result?