I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC (Hong Kong) in Oct 2024
Interview
Online test followed by a 30min HR call followed by AC (3 rounds with different director-level business reps) which lasted 3 hours and they combined with a batch of three candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) why hsbc
2) why sales and trading
3) brain teasers
4) oil market outlook
All process done in 1 month
1 round apt test
1 round job simulation
Minimum benchmark email follow-up
HR follows up after the job simulation
Rejected because I am not a pen year student
It was only 4 online interview questions, which were not tough to handle. But you don't have much time for preparation. One question took like 20 second to reflect on a case study you just read.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about your related technical and soft skills and how you will implement them in HSBC.
Brainteasers, personality questions, situational judgement, market awareness, technicals. 4 different interviewrs, all were nice, some more technical than others. online assessment centre - around 3 hours long. got back via email.
