M&A Intern applicants have rated the interview process at HSBC with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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2 rounds with 6 small interviews. Basics questions on IB. total process lasts 4h and the offer arrived very quickly. This interview was in 2017 but I guess it is still the same process
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Why do you want to join our company and our team?
Q: What are the different valuation methodology
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at HSBC (Paris) in Nov 2020
Interview
Questions classiques de valorisation. 2 tours d'entretien en distanciel. Beaucoup de questions techniques autour du DCF, de l'actu et du fit. Il faut être solide car l'interlocuteur est pas très patient.
I had to tell about my motivation, my educational background. I also had a lot of questions about corporate finance (valuation methods: DCF, multiples), about previous deals, corporate culture. What my previous experiences brought me.
It is very important to show how you learned from your previous experiences and why you are looking for a position in finance