I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at HSBC (Mumbai) in Nov 2011
Interview
Two rounds of interview one with the reporting manager, and then with country head for the function. Mainly skills-based questions were asked based on the CV submitted.
the overall interview is totally a happy one, no harsh time
the time that i have an interview with is a one to one personal interview with the line manager
Doesn't explain why they rejected, interviewer sounds dismissive. When asked for reason, they did not get back nor explain the reason for rejection. I think it is important to have common courtesy
Online interviews
Asked a lot of situational questions and questions about my working experience and history.
Interviewer didn’t share much about the current team and reason of hiring.
The interview is around 1.5hr long.
Manager applicants have rated the interview process at HSBC with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Manager roles take an average of 45 days to get hired, when considering 30 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 Manager according to 30 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 16%
One on one interview: 16%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 12%
Skills test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Other: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
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