Summer Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at HSBC with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Analyst roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 56 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 Summer Analyst according to 56 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
One on one interview: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 12%
Personality test: 10%
Group panel interview: 10%
Skills test: 8%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 5%
Background check: 4%
Other: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC (London, England) in Dec 2015
Interview
I applied online, did the inductive reasoning and situational judgment test, and was telephone interviewed after 2 weeks, then I received the assessment centre invitation 3 days later. The application process is very efficient and the questions asked during the telephone interview are straight forward.
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Why HSBC? Tell me about a time you solved a complex problem
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC
Interview
3 1-on-1 interview, with band 3, case study. They don't look at your CV, a set of standard private banking questions, both technical and behavioural, prepared by HR, pretty chill, you will also have a QA section, so be prepared
one HR round, superday with 3 MDs over zoom if you are not in the city, the questions are very standard and pretty much the same for all the candidate, it followed different themes