I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at HSBC (London, England) in Jan 2013
Interview
Fair. Questions about my experience, the industry and my future aspirations. I had to prepare a presentation on any topic of my choice and present it. I had a total of 3 interviews and the process from interview to job offer took 3 months.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work here, what can your us bring to the team etc
Video interview with scenario questions. Some related to interaction with office colleagues and others on scenarios for AML compliance management. Additional questions on your CV and questions on strengths/weaknesses. Nothing out of the ordinary.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are some security risks related to virtual bank KYC?
Didn’t get through. Personality test is something not easy and we need to be prepared for and understand how it works, in order not to get kicked off. It was just a pity.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at HSBC (London, England) in Jun 2023
Interview
Firstly is CV screening, online test, followed by an assessment centre. If successful, then there will be a final interview round. There will be associates and VPs leading the interviews and potentially HRs.
Compliance Officer 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 45% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Compliance Officer roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 11 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 Compliance Officer according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Phone interview: 15%
Drug test: 12%
Background check: 12%
Presentation: 9%
Skills test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
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