I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC (Swansea, Pays de Galles) in Aug 2016
Interview
It was a 3 stage process - 2 calls and a face-to-face. The first call was simply an intro to the role and a couple of basic questions about my work history. The second call was a competency based interview, lasting about 30-40 minutes. I believe there were 6 questions.
The interview was with 2 people and involved further competency questions and a role play. The role play involved sitting in a room on your own with a phone and PC. I received 2 calls from someone else in the building and had to pretend that they were a customer and try my best to tackle their requests. The PC had helpful links and prompts to aid this. The role play took around 35-45 minutes.
The face-to-face interview felt very informal and relaxed. We had a laugh about things and chatted about how I had dealt with certain situations in the past, such as teaching colleagues, or creating a relationship with a customer.
The whole process took over a month, but I was offered the job within 3 days of the final interview.
Overall, I'm very happy with the process and the result!
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at HSBC (Quezon City, National Capital Region) in Feb 2015
Interview
Very slow and tedious. The waiting time for the results of the short initial exam was 4-5 hours. The recruiting staff did not even bother to update the applicant as to what's keeping them so long. Some of them were just lounging around chatting. The waiting area was small and dark (unlike years before), and all the applicants were crowded around and looked like they were about to suffocate.
During the long (forever) wait, if you get famished (out of boredom), you would need to shell out at least 300-500 pesos on one of the nearby fine dining restos in the area since their huge cafeteria is restricted from applicants. Otherwise, you would have to brave the great outdoors, which is about 3-5 miles away from the nearest fast food (and market so hold on to that bag real tight).
And so after waiting for what seemed like an eternity, I finally got interviewed just to be told, by a stuttering recruiter (who seemed dressed for a Playboy business-edition centerfold), in English, that I didn't make it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did I apply for the job and why this particular company. Why am I applying for an entry-level job for recent grads (more of bluntly stated rather than asked) with my "experience" (but nevertheless invoking age, and seemingly oblivious to my job history which clearly stated on my resume was geared only towards entry-level work).
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at HSBC (North Sydney) in Jul 2016
Interview
Applied the job online , finish the online accessment ,I believe I need to wait over a week and surprisingly i received phone interview from HR next day. After the interview, HR said she may send my CV to branch to see if I was fit to the post offered and would get back to me soon
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Ask my background,job duties at previous jobs
Short term and long term goals, Why chose Hsbc