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Updated Apr 28, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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IT at HSBC - Hongkong
Posted Apr 28, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 (took 5 weeks)
Three 1:1 interview Presentation
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Management Associate at HSBC - Hongkong
Posted Mar 13, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took 4 months)
Phone interview > Assessment Centre > Final interview
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Retail Banking at HSBC - Hongkong
Posted Jan 23, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 (took 1+ week)
The hiring process is pretty much referral based. " if you know a person in the company, he/she can get you in" after you submitted the online application and finished+did not fail the SNL tests.
The people in my department are crazy workaholics, like 8am-9pm, even if it's not I-banking related. The environment is very suffocating, and not very friendly.
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Negotiation Details
No negotiation allowed.
Consider other offers, there are a lot other better opportunities out there for retail experiences.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Summer Intern at HSBC - Hongkong
Posted Jan 7, 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 Aug 2010 in Singapore (Singapore) (took 3 weeks)
I applied online for the Summer Internship programme in the Singapore office. It included the usual personal details and experience as well as a writeup on why I wanted this experience. There were aptitude tests, which were supposedly the first round of selection. Within 2 weeks I received notice that I had been selected for the next round, which was a face-to-face presentation on a company of my choice--its growth figures, activities and key competitors in the industry.
After giving the presentation on the day itself the interviewer asked about past experiences and situations where I had to handle conflict, or where I faced other kinds of challenges. These were basically to test leadership and teamwork, much like most other similar interviews. I did not receive an internship offer in the end, but my interviewer was generous enough to explain why when I emailed her a few weeks later to thank her again and request for confirmation.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Skills Test.
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Equity Analyst at HSBC - Hongkong
Posted Sep 27, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in Hong Kong (Hong Kong) (took 5 weeks)
Please be prepare for question more related to macro perspective of the economy.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Summer Analyst at HSBC - Hongkong
Posted Sep 24, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 (took 3 days)
It wasn't as tough as I expected it to be give the competitiveness of the IB industry. The interviewer was a former Goldman Sachs employee who took a liking towards my hard working ethics. However, I struggled in the panel interview where I was asked of a recent M&A transaction of which I had very little information on.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Finance at HSBC - Hongkong
Posted Sep 21, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 (took 2 weeks)
I got two rounds of interview, one phone interviews and one on site 1:1 with three rotations. They asked quite a few technical questions, say basic accounting/ corporate finance/ stock market etc. Pretty easy if you have done your work in college. The HR will test your communication skills too.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Financial Consultant at HSBC - Hongkong
Posted Jun 5, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 (took 2 weeks)
Phone interview was pretty easy, just the regular self-introduction. Asked you to speak in Cantonese, Mandarin and English.
Face to face interview consist of a case scenario which you'll be given a walk-in client information and required to provide a personal financial solution on the spot.
The person who interviewed me was a line manager, whom i didn't report ot afterwards.
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I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Fund Accountant at HSBC - Hongkong
Posted May 25, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 in Kowloon (Hong Kong) (took 2 months)
the hr officers ask abt relevent exp in previous job, the strength, weakness..etc. simple question without many technical questions.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales and Trading Summer Analyst at HSBC - Hongkong
Posted Feb 5, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 (took 2 days)
The first round of selection process is a numerical test. HSBC provides you with practice tests so that you can see how the test looks like before the actual test. However, the actual test is much harder and it is timed. I managed to finish 14 out of 17 questions. Around 2 days later, I received an email saying that I passed the minimum requirement of the test and was invited to choose a time slot for 1st round phone interview.
For the phone interview, I talked to an interviewer who was in London. At first, she asked me very general questions: Why HSBC? Why Sales and Trading? Why are you qualified? Then, she began to ask questions like "Tell me a time when you demonstrated leadership." The following 15 minutes of the interview were all spent on this kind of question, "Tell me a time when you........." Two hours after the interview, I received an email saying I passed it and would be contacted soon for the next selection stage - the assessment centre.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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