I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at HSBC (Hong Kong) in Jan 2015
Interview
The hiring process involved online screening and then on-site interviews. The online screen was very general and not job specific. The on-site was mostly behavioral. The on-site involved meeting group of managers who ask behavioral questions and then also decide which team to put you in.
Describe yourself in 2 min. You should introudce yourself in short and talk more about your own experience. You should never out of focus and loss focus in the meeitng
the interview process was very quick and simple they did not go into detail regarding what the role is about they just asked why i wanted to join hsbc and one other question, it ended in 10minutes
The interview and the interviewers were really friendly and warm, especially for a student with not much experience. The process may be daunting but the interview was good. the questions were mainly about fit questions so just be aware of yourself.