I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at HSBC (Quezon City, National Capital Region) in Feb 2015
Interview
Very slow and tedious. The waiting time for the results of the short initial exam was 4-5 hours. The recruiting staff did not even bother to update the applicant as to what's keeping them so long. Some of them were just lounging around chatting. The waiting area was small and dark (unlike years before), and all the applicants were crowded around and looked like they were about to suffocate.
During the long (forever) wait, if you get famished (out of boredom), you would need to shell out at least 300-500 pesos on one of the nearby fine dining restos in the area since their huge cafeteria is restricted from applicants. Otherwise, you would have to brave the great outdoors, which is about 3-5 miles away from the nearest fast food (and market so hold on to that bag real tight).
And so after waiting for what seemed like an eternity, I finally got interviewed just to be told, by a stuttering recruiter (who seemed dressed for a Playboy business-edition centerfold), in English, that I didn't make it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did I apply for the job and why this particular company. Why am I applying for an entry-level job for recent grads (more of bluntly stated rather than asked) with my "experience" (but nevertheless invoking age, and seemingly oblivious to my job history which clearly stated on my resume was geared only towards entry-level work).
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at HSBC (North Sydney) in Jul 2016
Interview
Applied the job online , finish the online accessment ,I believe I need to wait over a week and surprisingly i received phone interview from HR next day. After the interview, HR said she may send my CV to branch to see if I was fit to the post offered and would get back to me soon
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Ask my background,job duties at previous jobs
Short term and long term goals, Why chose Hsbc
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at HSBC (Toronto, ON) in Jun 2016
Interview
I am proceeding to the second round which is in-person interview. It took about one week to process my application, and received a phone interview after I submitted my application.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me what about your strength. What is your availability.