I applied through college or university. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at HSBC (Londres, Inglaterra) in Nov 2012
Interview
Applied online. After the usual online tests the 1st round is a telephone interview and the 2nd round is an assessment day. It takes ages to know whether or not you've made it through from the first round unless you completely mess it up.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Who's your favorite trader and why? Other than that, mostly standard questions: Why did you choose banking, why HSBC, why this are etc. Why would you make a good graduate analyst et cetera.