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Top tips for the application process from HSBC graduate recruiters

The recruitment process at HSBC involves an application form, an online immersive assessment, a job simulator and an assessment centre (currently virtual due to Covid-19). Six members of HSBC’s graduate recruitment team gave us their top tips for making every stage of your application a success.

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