I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at HSBC (London, England) in Dec 2013
Interview
Step 1 : Online application with some competency questions such as Why HSBC, Why this position and extracurricular activities, the three things that you are proud of and why, etc. Step 2 : Invited to a numerical test very quickly, but not hard to pass. Step 3: Also invited to a telephone interview very quickly. Motivation and competency questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Some of the telephone interview questions are quite unexpected. What is the role of tech in banking? Why tech is important to HSBC? What tech will be like in 2015 in banking? Why values are important to an organisation? Explain HSBC's values? How you do teamwork ? How you solve complex problems? etc.