HSBC Bank Senior Data Analyst Interview Questions and Answers

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - please select my profile

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be Calm and composed and go through your resume properly.
Revise SQL, SAS, and Python if you are targeting a role in the business intelligence unit of axis bank

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare few Guesstimates before going to the interview. Also it would benefit If you can provide an experience with the analytical tools you have mentioned in the resume. It really helps.

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and prepare your resume well

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Freshen up the domain learnings
Be confident of the behaviour questions as per the past and practical experience

Topics to prepare for HSBC Group Business Analyst interview:

• Technical

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well for technical round

Round: Test
Experience: The first section tested basic aptitude mainly logic and interpretation. It tests your timing and approach to solve a question.
The second consisted of Data Interpretation mainly pie charts and tables having data around bank deposits and dues. This section has enough time but can sometimes turn out tricky.
Now comes Economics. I had no idea prior to the test that this would be asked. So literally knew nothing beforehand. But questions can be answered if given a little thought into it. Most of them are from our personal experiences of banking excluding a select few which needs in depth knowledge of finance.
Tips: Just be patient and try and answer all questions. After all there is nothing to lose because no negative. I was kinda confident because the first two sections went pretty well. Don't think they gave much weight-age for the Economics section.
Duration: 60 minutes

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Shortlist after the first round was announced at night. So group discussion and interviews followed the next day. Always been not a fan of group discussions. This time around I tried to keep in pace with the current affairs and most likely topics.
In my panel there were 10 members. It started well, I managed to chip in with a few valid points. Remember the key here is to be different and mention points that can carry the gd forward.
Tips: Make sure you are audible and straight to the point. People are waiting to barge in and speak, so any small pause might rip you off your chance.
Duration: 20 minutes

College Name: NIT Tiruchirappalli

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Initial shortlisting was based on resume where CGPA cutoff was around 8.

Round: Test
Experience: Questions were related to Data interpretation and Aptitude,which mostly tests a person's patience too.Around 20-25 were shortlisted after this round.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Questions relating to case studies and course done in your maths were asked.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: In this round,the candidate was asked to talk about himself, his qualities and mostly the activities he was involved in the past 4-5 years of his life.

Skill Tips: A proper revision of math courses will also be useful during interviews and can do much better by having preparation in case studies.
Skills: Good communication skills
College Name: IIT MADRAS