I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at HSBC (London, England) in Mar 2014
Interview
2:1
Average
Lasted an hour
Nice people - I could envisage working with them well, which was important, it's not all about the base
Heard back pretty quickly on getting the role, less than a day
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a difficult situation you faced and what did you do to overcome it?
the overall interview is totally a happy one, no harsh time
the time that i have an interview with is a one to one personal interview with the line manager
Doesn't explain why they rejected, interviewer sounds dismissive. When asked for reason, they did not get back nor explain the reason for rejection. I think it is important to have common courtesy
Online interviews
Asked a lot of situational questions and questions about my working experience and history.
Interviewer didn’t share much about the current team and reason of hiring.
The interview is around 1.5hr long.