{"id":151,"date":"2025-09-03T15:31:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T15:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trainy.co\/blog\/?p=151"},"modified":"2025-09-03T15:31:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T15:31:46","slug":"hsbc-history-recruitment-process-salaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trainy.co\/blog\/en\/hsbc-history-recruitment-process-salaries\/","title":{"rendered":"HSBC: history, recruitment process and salaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HSBC, one of the world’s largest banking and financial institutions, serves millions of customers through its three global businesses: Wealth and Personal Banking, Commercial Banking, and Global Banking and Markets.<\/o:p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read more : <\/strong>Understanding financial markets<\/b><\/a><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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History of HSBC<\/o:p><\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The name HSBC comes from the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited<\/b>. Founded in 1865<\/b> on the initiative of Thomas Sutherland, a Scotsman who was then superintendent of the P&O (Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company), the HSCBC bank was created to facilitate the financing of the growing trade between Europe, India, and China<\/b>. The aim was to fill the gap left by the lack of local banking institutions in Asia, particularly in Hong Kong and along the Chinese coast.<\/o:p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the outset, trade finance was at the heart of its local and international activities. By the end of the 19th century, the bank had already become the most influential financial institution in Asia<\/b>.<\/o:p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much later, in 1991, HSBC created a new parent company, HSBC Holdings plc<\/b>, and acquired Midland Bank in 1992. Following this acquisition, HSBC’s head office was transferred to London.<\/o:p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HSBC activities<\/o:p><\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

HSBC serves millions of customers through its three global businesses: Wealth and Personal Banking, Commercial Banking, and Global Banking and Markets, and has a network of subsidiaries in different countries.<\/o:p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Retail Banking and Wealth Management (RBWM) branch focuses primarily on the French and Greek markets.<\/o:p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commercial banking activities in France are managed by the CB (Commercial Banking) subsidiary, which operates in France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, Greece, the Czech Republic, and Poland.<\/o:p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The subsidiary responsible for financing, investments and financial markets within HSBC France is known by the acronym GB&M (Global Banking and Markets).<\/o:p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Private Banking in France operates exclusively in France.<\/o:p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The bank’s recruitment process<\/o:p><\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

et en cas de retour favorable, le parcours d\u2019int\u00e9gration peut commencer.<\/o:p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recruitment processes may differ slightly from program to program, but they all follow a common structure. Candidates must first fill in an online form, then answer questions through video scenarios (estimated duration of these two stages is 1h30).<\/o:p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once this stage has been completed, the candidate must then take part in another role-play, alternating between written and video responses.<\/o:p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the candidate’s profile is selected, he\/she will then be invited to an interview with a manager in the sector in which he\/she is applying, where he\/she will have to answer several questions.<\/o:p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, the candidate receives a hiring reply, and if the response is positive, the integration process can begin.<\/o:p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Examples of questions you might be asked at the HSBC interview:<\/o:p><\/p>\n\n\n\n