I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at HSBC (London, England) in Jan 2017
Interview
Verbal and quantitative test. It's pretty much like the GRE test. Not especially difficult if you have done the GRE test before or you have strong knowledge of vocabulary.
The first interview is about the general past experience, including job experience and academic performance.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you choose HSBC?
Elaborate your past working experience.
Tell us about the future you want to achieve with HSBC