The questions were challenging and very difficult. They utilised off the wall thinking and also wanted to see what my response to pressure or dissapointment was. Also they asked questions to see my knowledge and about my work experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was your biggest failure and how did you overcome it?
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)
I applied online. I interviewed at HSBC (Milan) in Jun 2026
Interview
Il primo round è stato un colloquio con un HR, un senior analyst e il capo di un team. L'area di interesse era FIG coverage. Primo round motivazionale e conoscitivo, con round successivi più tecnici.
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