Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at HSBC with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Analyst roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at HSBC overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at HSBC as a Analyst according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Phone interview: 50%
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online assessment, video interview, assessment centre, and final interview. In the video interview, you get plenty of time to prepare like 10 days and then they email you if you hv been selected for assessment center
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at HSBC (Londres, Angleterre) in Jun 2025
Interview
Relatively easy interview questions. For an entry level position, there were many steps. First step is an online test/application followed by HR screening phone call, then panel interview and final interview with hiring manager
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why HSBC? Why corporate banking and not investment banking?
1 round of online interviews, and a final round of physical interviews.
They wanted to get to know my understanding of the banking market, and how I would deal with difficult client situations
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Have you faced a challenging situation with a client, and how did you contribute to solve it?
- Why HSBC? Why not another bank?