HSBC interview questions
Updated Jun 5, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 11%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 8%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 7%RecruiterRecruiter
- 5%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 3%In PersonIn Person
- 2%OtherOther
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HSBC interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at HSBC as 59.3% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.94 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Markets & Securities Services Summer Analyst and Data Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Working Student and Audit roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at HSBC takes an average of 35 days when considering 685 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Settlement Officer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Digital Messaging Specialist roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 180 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at HSBC according to 685 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 14%
Personality test: 12%
Background check: 11%
Presentation: 9%
Group panel interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 2%
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