Various stages including online immersive assessment, job simulation, and finally an assessment centre.
Online immersive assessment and job simulation were both pretty similar to other company's. Not too difficult, often scenario-based questions.
Assessment centre consisted of 3 micro-exercises and 2 interviews. Micro exercises lasted for only 15 minutes so felt like there was very limited time to impress assessors. Interviews were strength based and technical. Fine if you have done your preparation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to start a career in the Financial Services Industry?
I applied online. I interviewed at HSBC (London, England) in May 2022
Interview
Overall, the interview was interactive with a calm atmosphere. The interviewer was nice and helped make me more relaxed and comfortable. Questions were mainly about motivation to join hsbc and my experience and technical skills.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at HSBC (London, England) in Dec 2021
Interview
Started with online test for 3 rounds, the latter two with video interviews which focused on programming skills and case analysis
Final round interview/assessment center including strength based questions and general questions such as introduction and understanding of the company
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do when you are in a mutual benefits environment at work?
What difficulties have you faced previously?
Tell me about several trends in the banking and technology industry.
The assessment center was quite relaxed. They made sure the candidates are feeling alright. There were quick 15mins Micro exercises with short breaks in between. The exercises were quite simple and required thinking in terms of Bank's values and purpose.