Short online questions with recorded responses. Only one take with a short amount of time to prepare and a couple of practice questions. Included some general questions of why did you apply here and some other ones focusing on past experiences and how they link to the programme.
I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at HSBC (London, England) in Apr 2023
Interview
Initially, you must entre some basic details ie predicted or attained grades and year group. Although a CV is optional, I would recommend that you attach one. After this there is a video interview which is just you staring at a camera and answering the questions, there is no actual person there; the questions are pretty basic and just like Why financial services? What do you expect to gain? Then there is the last round, a telephone interview which is just personality based NOT skilled but I would suggest that you having working knowledge of tech, finance and current affairs, especially those relevant to HSBC.
Weird as it was a telephone interview and very dystopian almost as the interviewer sounded very monotonous. It was over within 15 minutes so was a quick, efficient process. a little less daunting though as it was over the phone and not face to face, that did help. There was no finance or banking specific questions though
