Graduate Development Program applicants have rated the interview process at HSBC with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 20% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Development Program roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Graduate Development Program according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
Group panel interview: 21%
One on one interview: 14%
Personality test: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Skills test: 7%
Background check: 7%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at HSBC
Interview
There was a brief phone call then the next step was a panel interview. The phone call was easy and the interviewer was very friendly and personable. When I went to the HSBC offices for the second interview, there was a panel of 3 people. Afterwards, I spoke with current participants in the development program. They were all very nice.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at HSBC (Johannesburg) in Nov 2014
Interview
Online Application followed by Online Psychometric assessment. If you are successful at both these stages you get invited to a full day of various interviews with different managers from hiring departments.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if you become aware that your friend lied in their application?
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at HSBC (New York, NY) in Jan 2012
Interview
Applied online, got an email asking for more info and a phone interview. The interview was behavioral. Mostly CV related and situation based questions. It went wel.