it was one of the worse interviews i have ever had. a lady called me for a phone interview and it was painful to talk to her. it was so clear that she did not spend a few minutes to at least look over my resume before asking me those dumb questions. she also places judgement before understanding the situation. she also talks as if she is not interested in you but the list of questions they ask is way too long. there is no need for all those questions if you are going to have an in person interview. oh and i could even cancel the interview because there is absolutely no information about her or the branch information or email or of any kind. i am glad that i didn't go to the in person interview because i can already feel the negativity and unprofessionalism from a phone call. such a shame that i also bank there too ,so knowing they have such poor qualities i might just switch bank.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at HSBC (Vancouver, BC) in Feb 2017
Interview
First, they call you to see if it is a good time to ask a couple of questions. You can rearrange to another time so that you have more time to prepare. Then after the phone interview, you are told to wait to be contacted by branch recruiters. Then you go into a face-to-face interview in the branch.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you have met a difficult customer.
I applied online. I interviewed at HSBC (Ottawa, ON) in Apr 2017
Interview
online application-online assessment and phone interview (simple question)-branch manager in person interview
online assessment is scenario testing (choose the most effective and least effective action)
phone interview is just some basic questions, she is typing the answer while im answering
branch manager interview-friendly environment, basic question
i think the recruitment is very efficient, got the reply around 2 or 3 hours after i submit the application online