Intern applicants have rated the interview process at HSBC with 2 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 65.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at HSBC overall takes an average of 40 days.
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at HSBC (Chennai) in Sep 2025
Interview
Very well structured interview. First round consists of Speaking, listening, reading, aptitude. Second round was a coding round and there were technical and Hr interviews prior selection. The overall experience was very well executed
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me about the architecture of my project and the interview went of from there expanding on topics
I applied online. I interviewed at HSBC (Port Louis)
Interview
Invited to an interview with HR, 3 managers from different branches. Each manager described their department and technologies used. They asked questions about my CV. Everyone was quite friendly and showed genuine interest and helped me along.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at HSBC (Hong Kong) in Feb 2023
Interview
HR first to ask about my motivation and then goes to the hiring manager. The interview process was quite structured and it was mainly about the motivation questions such as what is your biggest strength and weakness
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what is your biggest strength and weakness please name two.