I applied through college or university. I interviewed at HSBC (Chennai) in Mar 2025
Interview
Applied for internship in the on-campus placement drive.
Online behavioral test (15mins)
Online assessment
in-person Interview
We were asked to register on their job portal. I didn't make it and they only chose a limited number of people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you prefer the traditional way of doing things?
1st round: self intro with HR .
2nd round : some basic understanding of department campaign and some about the cv ( not very hard and takes about 30 min)
3x 30 minute interviews with competency, finance technical and case study followed by qna. Assessment centre had 4 of us total though interviews were 1 to 1. Tiring but a good experience
Virtual interview. 3x 30 minute interiews for VAC. Variety of interviewers at each stage. Commercial awareness is present in the interview, so make so sure you understand and know current events.