HSBC Interview Experience for Trainee Software Engineer (On-Campus)

Round 1: Aptitude Test:(75 min):

•  Aptitude(20 questions ): Topics like Ratio and proportion, Speed and Distance, Percentage, Profit and Loss, etc. Difficulty Level -Easy-medium.
• Verbal(20 questions): Topics like error correction, synonyms, antonyms, Comprehension passage, etc. Difficulty Level-Easy Medium.
• Technical Subjects(30 questions): Topics like DBMS, Operating System, Computer Network, Output based Questions, OOPs, etc. Difficulty Level-Easy-Medium.

After the Aptitude test. Students who qualified(Qualifying marks were not disclosed), were redirected to the Coding assessment.

• Coding Assessment: (30 min): This round consisted of two coding questions. Try to do both questions, as it would increase the chances of getting shortlisted. Difficulty Level-Easy-Medium

Round 2:  After round 1, All the shortlisted students had to undergo a value-based assessment. Scenario-based questions were asked and students had to choose the most appropriate options accordingly.

Round 3: (30 min): After the value-based assessment Technical interviews took place for shortlisted students. We were added to a WhatsApp group, Where we were told to be active from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM on the day of the interview. As we would be informed about when to join for the meeting through the WhatsApp group only.

The interview started with a basic Introduction. Then the interviewer asked the language I was comfortable to code in. As I code in C++ I told him that. Then he asked to open any IDE and share my screen. I was asked a linked list-based question. He asked me to implement a linked list After that I was asked to reverse the linked list. Which I had to code and implement. It was followed by some OOPs questions. The questions were basic, just the definition. (I was not asked anything about my projects or internships, but a lot of other students were asked questions from their projects and resume, so do prepare it well ).

Round 4: (15 min) HR interview: After the technical interview, shortlisted students underwent the HR interview. The interview started with a general introduction. This is followed by two questions.

• What excites you about Technology?.
• Why HSBC?
• I was also asked about location preference.

Finally, 4 students from my college got selected, including me.