I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at HSBC (New York, NY) in Nov 2012
Interview
After applying online I was contacted by an HR rep to set up a phone interview that was entirely behavioral. When this was complete she set up the in-person interview on the spot. I was then asked to answer three essay questions: What is the most important quality? What is a leader? A Manager?, and What makes great customer service?
The onsite interview is somewhat intimidating. It is a panel interview with four members of HSBC from different areas. They all ask you questions from different categories. It was a very well structured interview but the panel might make some people feel somewhat uneasy and maybe intimidated.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time you took the lead in a group? How did it work out?
What do you think sales means? Can sales skills be taught?
I will be interviewed by HSBC soon and I want to see the question before I get interviewed. Since this is my first interview ever, I will come back and make some complement.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC (New York, NY) in Oct 2011
Interview
Applied to the posting on my college career connection, finished the online application and online testing. Invited to the phone interview within 2 weeks, phone interviews consisted of very typical interview questions. Then invited to the on site interview in NY office in a week. Panel interview are given by three people, two of them are previous graduates from the program. Questions aren't particularly hard, though it is a fairly pressured situation as you have to try to answer to all three of them at the same time and make an impression. Offer came right before Thanksgiving break. Upon receiving the offer they conducted background check and drug test.
Retail Banking and Wealth Management Graduate Development Program applicants have rated the interview process at HSBC with 3.5 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.
Candidates applying for Retail Banking and Wealth Management Graduate Development Program roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Retail Banking and Wealth Management Graduate Development Program according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
Background check: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Drug test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
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