The process kicked off with an online application—pretty standard stuff. I submitted my resume, filled out some details about my background, and answered a few questions about why I wanted to work at HSBC. After a couple of weeks, I got an email saying I’d made it to the next stage: an online assessment. This part was a mix of aptitude tests—think numerical reasoning, logical puzzles, and a bit of verbal reasoning—plus a situational judgment test where I had to pick the best responses to workplace scenarios. It took about an hour and a half, and I made sure to practice similar tests beforehand to get the hang of it.