PM applicants have rated the interview process at HSBC with 2 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 72.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for PM roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at HSBC overall takes an average of 63 days.
Common stages of the interview process at HSBC as a PM according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 40%
Other: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Background check: 20%
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It was good, covered all areas of PM, open ended questions, if answers were high level, interviewer asked more questions to understand the extent of knowledge. real life experience questions, questions were not not by the book but by real time experience
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Question 1
difficult scenario you faced in the project and how did you overcome it?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at HSBC in Sep 2015
Interview
The process was very quick and systematic. They completed three technical and one hr round in just a week. The question posed were very specific to my experience and more on hands on experience rather than generic theoretical questions.
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Question 1
explain how do you handle any change or exception in your project schedule or budget
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC (Londres, Inglaterra) in May 2013
Interview
Initial offer for a telephone interview received via email, followed by scheduling arrangements. Actual telephone interview consisted of a half hour call with a prearranged HR person, focusing on interactions with others and examples of challenges faced in current/historic situations. Overall experience was excellent, friendly and very good communications all round. This was followed by face to face with mid level recruiting couple on site in London, again arranged via email and associated phone confirmation.
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Question 1
Describe a situation where you had to address obtaining valuable information from a reluctant meeting attendee,