SummerCommercial Banking applicants have rated the interview process at HSBC with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for SummerCommercial Banking roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 1 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 SummerCommercial Banking according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 25%
Presentation: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
Personality test: 25%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC (Birmingham, England) in Oct 2019
Interview
They call it Job Simulation Assessment, or JSA, which is a kind of combinations of numerical tests, writting and video interviews. it will last for about 40 minutes . Firstly, there are some videos and then writing response and then numerical test and SJT finally.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why you want to join us? Why you? All competence questions could be possible.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at HSBC (Toronto, ON) in Jan 2019
Interview
Interview for a summer 16 weeks internship in International Subsidiary banking. Very friendly and positive panel of 3 people, including the head of division. Basic questions about experience, situational questions. What is your vision for global opportunities and predictions.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC (Hong Kong) in Oct 2018
Interview
There are 3-4 stages in the complete interview process and I only managed to get through to the 2nd round. The first one is an online test and the questions cover everything from calculating profits margins to company profile analysis to situational questions. They give you a personality-quiz like feedback report afterwards. The second stage is the job simulation test and it includes video responses, doing maths and situational questions
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Your client wants to transfer a sum of money to another company's account, but the system rejects the transaction due to 'suspicious behavior'. Your client cannot supply the necessary documents but still wants you to complete the transfer. How would you respond?
If you're a supervisor and you have a heavy workload, would you ask an intern for help (you might need to spend time to train them) or finish everything on your own?