I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at HSBC (London, England) in Sept 2011
Interview
I had already been waiting a few weeks after sending the application but everything was sped up after meeting some associates at a networking evening and one offered to forward my CV onto HR. I was then invited to sit the online tests and the next day I was invited to book a telephone interview. I found out within a week that I had passed the interview for the assessment centre (they had kept me well-informed via email along the way about my application progress until then). The AC was a full day that consisted of two business interviews, one competency and a case study. You also had to pass the numerical test at the start.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you had a sizeable sum of money to invest in a company (with a large stake) what would you want to know when deciding whether to invest?
Interviewer was all friendly . Interview with people from different level ranging from Associate to Director. Multiple rounds in one day. Started with a job simulation / Hirevue. Some brain teasers and technical question included.
It was a very smooth experience with no hiccups along the way. Asked about deal experience, technical questions, fit questions, as well as some brain teasers. Interviewers were generous in sharing when asked questions
Pretty standard HR call. remember to pick up at the middle of the night if you are in a different time zone. pretty standard behavioral questions. Called weeks later to say that the positions is being filled
