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Intern at HSBC Holdings
Posted Feb 9, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took a day)
Received an invitation for a telephone interview shortly after applying on-line. The interview begun with a background check. Besides the usual strength/weakness questions, they also asked me specifically about HSBC, like its values, future challenges, etc. One thing that bothered me was that there was no interaction with the interviewer. She asked the questions, pressed the recorder, then you would hear a beeping sound, start talking for a minute, and that was it. In the end, she didn't even ask me if i had any questions for her.. Nevertheless, the questions were insightful and went a little further than the traditional HR bs ones.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Graduate Development Program at HSBC Holdings
Posted Jan 29, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in New York, NY (took 2 days)
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.
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International Manager at HSBC Holdings
Posted Jan 24, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in Hong Kong (Hong Kong) (took 4+ weeks)
Three stage process : Written application and Test; Phone interview and On location group and individual interview.
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Reason for Declining
Was not impressed with the actual daily responsibilities of the job.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Executive Management Graduate at HSBC Holdings
Posted Jan 16, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took 2 months)
It took ages but was quite thorough. The assessment centre had strange tasks like being given a case study of someone looking for a bank loan and deciding if you would give it to them.
Group exercise saw everyone having to work on their own through a case study to improve the performance of a branch, and then discussing it for a while in the group.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Background Check.
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Customer Service and Sales Representa?tive at HSBC Holdings
Posted Jan 12, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Tigard, OR (took a day)
Submitted resume, had phone interview two days later and was invited to a 1:1 interview at the end of the phone interview.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Intern at HSBC Holdings
Posted Jan 6, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in City of London, England (United Kingdom) (took a day)
I applied online and did the online psychometric test, numerical and verbal tests. After that there was the phone interview in which several competency questions were asked. The phone interviewer spoke really fast but was very pleasant to talk with. After the phone interview, I was put on hold for several minutes while they did an on-the-spot evaluation to decide the outcome. Depending on whether you are successful or unsuccessful you will be informed immediately and you can choose to receive feedback in which they will tell you in detail on which segment of the interview were they not satisfied with your answer. Overall, a pleasant experience.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Personality Test.
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KYC Client Onboarding at HSBC Holdings
Posted Dec 12, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 2 weeks)
The role was through a recruitment agency who saw my CV on-line and thought that i had a good employment history in KYC/AML and put my CV forward. I was called in for a first and second round of the interview stage. The interview consisted of brief chat about my work history, techical skills and personal achievements. It was a panel interview and it comprised of three different stages. The team was extremley friendly and made me feel comfortable during the interview process.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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International Manager at HSBC Holdings
Posted Dec 7, 2011
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 4 months)
Process consisted of 3 stages:
1- Online application: short essay questions on specific skills (client service, leadership etc)
2- Phone interview: typical behavioral interview questions (tell me about a time you showed xxx), questions on how much you know/ researched about the program
3 - Assessment center: full say simulation of a day in the life of a manager. Included 1:1 behavioral interview, group discussion, presentation, report writing, email responses and time management
Overall very intense stressful day but great opportunity to get to know other candidates and early joiners who answer questions
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Negotiation Details
None
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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IM Graduate Program, E at HSBC Holdings
Posted Nov 19, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took a day)
Heard from a friend, applied online, and did 2 online tests. Passed both and received a couple of weeks later an invitation to the first round interview on phone. Schedule a suitable time.
The interviewer was very friendly. Went through the interview structure to let me know what kind of interview it is.
The interview itself consisted mostly of management consulting like questions: "how would you handle this specific problem within a group?" and scenario based questions which has to be explained in the smallest details. This can be very difficult if you haven´t prepared several layers of examples. The topics they will focus on is however your drive, leadership skills and your team playing skills.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Sales at HSBC Holdings
Posted Nov 17, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Raffles Park (Singapore) (took 2 days)
HSBC insurance contacted me although I didn't apply for the job. Thought I did as i got confused with another job posting I applied for under the main HSBC. Organising of the interview was prompt but quite informal. Arrangements seemed to be made by the employees there too. Interview was more like a session of promoting the job instead of "tell me why you're suitable". However, interviewer was extremely friendly and made a conversation out of a interview. Typical sales person.
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Reason for Declining
Felt like an insurance agency environment. Do not have a good vibe for them who sells the job. No great job approaches graduates for no reason, and keep the opening for you to consider. Too good to be true.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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