HSBC Student work placement intern interview questions
based on 22 ratings - Updated Mar 18, 2026
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Student work placement intern applicants have rated the interview process at HSBC with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Student work placement intern roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at HSBC overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at HSBC as a Student work placement intern according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
Background check: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
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Finished hirevue stage - asked 4 questions general questions and is not very complicated. Will get 2 tries for each question. Heard back a while later for next round - still waiting for next steps.
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Describe a time you struggled to collaborate with others. How did you overcome and what did you learn
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at HSBC (Hong Kong) in Apr 2024
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Video Interview --> HR Call after 2 months provided position --> Manager interview --> offer call within a day. Manger interview only very easy behavioural questions such as why HSBC, advantage and disadvantage,
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Why HSBC? Advantage and disadvantage. One persuasive experience.
Quite extensive, one round of video interview then another round of live interview with line managers directly about the role in question, with the usual questions initially and tougher ones after
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Why would you choose this role even if you did not study this field?