Trader applicants have rated the interview process at HSBC with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Trader roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Trader according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 25%
Other: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
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Easy brainteasers - mostly behavioural. Asked for a current market story in the news. Three back-to-back interviews with both sales and trading. No questions required too much technical knowledge of the financial industry.
Plusieurs entretiens technique assez poussé en programmation (héritage, programmation orienté objet) et demande de connaissances assez pointues sur les taux en particulier sur les produits dérivés de taux (cap, floor, swap…)
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at HSBC in Jun 2023
Interview
Typical 2 rounds of interviews. HR focused on background and Manager on technicals. Process was smoother and clearer than most other companies. Questions were not tricky but experience has to be exact match of the job function, which is very niche.