I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC in Jan 2008
Interview
So why do companies conduct phone interviews? Phone interviews give the company a chance to get a feel for your skill-set, interests, desired compensation etc., and see if there is a match between their needs and your strengths. If there is enough common ground, then the phone interviews are almost always followed-up by an in-person interview. Phone interviews are generally conducted in two steps. The first step is with a recruiter in Human Resources. The second step is a technical interview, usually with one of the people you would be working with. Technical phone interviews are usually only conducted for people living outside the geographical region. This is done because the company wants to have some level of confidence in your technical abilities before they decided to spend the money to fly you in for an in-person interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Expect to interview with three to four technical people (most likely the people you will end up working with) and maybe a group manager. The entire interviewing process can take anywhere between 2 to 6 hours
Online personality interview. 50 questions, pick 2 matches you the best. Repetitive questions occur sometimes. Result given after two days. Took about 20min to finish. No camera needed, can finish even on mobile phone.
Online application on the career page of the website and then post application submission there was shortlisting of the profile.
Next was a Video Conference Call with the Technical Lead followed by One on One with the Manager of the Process Online Assessement
HR discussion
I applied online. I interviewed at HSBC (Hyderābād) in Jun 2017
Interview
I have worked as an contractor, I got interviewed in HP and the process was bit difficult. We can crack the interview if we have better technical knowledge.