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%
Other: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
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I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC (Chennai) in Dec 2011
Interview
First corporate interview for a position to be based out of my home town. Was given an good atmosphere to settle down intially and started the process of getting to know my personal & working background of the industry, the type of job with that current role and later of the new job. I was little nervous at the begining and later comfortable with the interviewer. He was keen on being open to any type of questions, He gave a background of himself and how he grew up the ladder to that position.He later asked me how long will I be with them since it was based of my hometown and was later convinced on my reply.Towards the end of the process, I was in the stepping in to the stage of why a job change and that too outside once hometown. Later came the salary negotiation which also ended well.Good exposure for Captive Banking Domain Back End operations in Bangalore. Good moments of life little thrilling,which every body will go thru.
First corporate interview for a position to be based out of my home town. Was given an good atmosphere to settle down intially and started the process of getting to know my personal & working background of the industry, the type of job with that current role and later of the new job. I was little nervous at the begining and later comfortable with the interviewer. He was keen on being open to any type of questions, He gave a background of himself and how he grew up the ladder to that position.He later asked me how long will I be with them since it was based of my hometown and was later convinced on my reply.Towards the end of the process, I was in the stepping in to the stage of why a job change and that too outside once hometown. Later came the salary negotiation which also ended well.Good exposure for Captive Banking Domain Back End operations in Bangalore. Good moments of life little thrilling,which every body will go thru.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Normal profile checking and something with Banking background.
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.