HSBC interview questions
Updated 3 June 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 11%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 8%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 7%RecruiterRecruiter
- 5%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
- 3%In personIn person
- 2%OtherOther
Interview search
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HSBC interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at HSBC as 55.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.94 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Asset Management and Associate Project Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Investment Banking Summer Analyst and Analyst Programmer roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at HSBC takes an average of 24 days when considering 88 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Branch Manager had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas HK Apprenticeship roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at HSBC according to 88 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 16%
Phone interview: 16%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Background check: 10%
Skills test: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Group panel interview: 8%
Drug test: 7%
Other: 2%
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