I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC (Bengaluru) in Jul 2012
Interview
Interview process is quite easy and has two rounds. One is technical and the second round is HR discussion. Technical Interview is a face to face round with the Senior Management and the HR round is more of salary negotiation and background verification.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General question on various asset class and the trading and settlement process that is followed.
How does Equity/FI/Derivative market work.
Very basic Excel and SQL questions
The interview was a Face to face interview, short apt test is required after application submission. When interview was asked about behavioral questions and previous working experiences related to the role.
It was a smooth process. There were 2 rounds of interview. The first round was completely technical where I was asked questions about my experience, projects and given a couple of technical questions. The second round was more techno-managerial where I was given some scenarios to understand my approach.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a situation where you had to think out of the box to come to a solution.