I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC in Nov 2021
Interview
Easy and fun, super easy interface. Opportunity to be yourself and share your experiences easily. Fully online, video recorded responses. Job simulation was helpful in helping to understand what working in HSBC might be like
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you respond to meeting your new teammates
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.