I applied in-person. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at HSBC (Birmingham, England) in Jan 2012
Interview
Internal interview notes are really helpful, you can find these on the intranet. People who already worked on the team were also extremely helpful when preparing for the interview, always happy to answer questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All questions related specifically to the role, no generic questions which was good.