Associate applicants have rated the interview process at HSBC with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 61% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 39 days to get hired, when considering 20 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 Associate according to 20 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 17%
Phone interview: 15%
Background check: 15%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Skills test: 8%
Other: 8%
Group panel interview: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
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I applied online. I interviewed at HSBC (London, England) in Jun 2017
Interview
Standard application process online, was contacted a few weeks later by the Head of the Department for face to face interview. Asked a lot of competency based questions with some technical questions. Many different situations thrown at you and asking how you'd respond. Some of these threw me off. Half the interview was conducted in Chinese. Make sure you understand the role and what you are applying for, this role was a lot more intense than I had imagined and very demanding for an associate position, additionally, they were seeking someone very specific due to the high demand of the role.
The interview was a Face to face interview, short apt test is required after application submission. When interview was asked about behavioral questions and previous working experiences related to the role.
It was a smooth process. There were 2 rounds of interview. The first round was completely technical where I was asked questions about my experience, projects and given a couple of technical questions. The second round was more techno-managerial where I was given some scenarios to understand my approach.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a situation where you had to think out of the box to come to a solution.