I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at HSBC (Hong Kong) in Apr 2014
Interview
First begin with the online application then immediately they would ask you to do a aptitude test.
If you pass the screening they will send a email to schedule a phone interview.
Pass the phone interview and you'll be asked about the department that you're interested. Finally there will be a job matching and most of the time you do not get to work in your most preferred department. Still need to have a face to face interview with line manager before offer is made
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
mostly competency based question
eg. describe a scenario which you had conflict with others and how you handled it
Describe yourself in 2 min. You should introudce yourself in short and talk more about your own experience. You should never out of focus and loss focus in the meeitng
the interview process was very quick and simple they did not go into detail regarding what the role is about they just asked why i wanted to join hsbc and one other question, it ended in 10minutes
The interview and the interviewers were really friendly and warm, especially for a student with not much experience. The process may be daunting but the interview was good. the questions were mainly about fit questions so just be aware of yourself.