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WGI-Q026 · A evidence state

Can candidates use generative AI during HSBC live or recorded interviews?

For HSBC, the current checked evidence establishes several scoped facts. HSBC states that candidates may use generative AI to research HSBC and roles, help structure a CV or application where the content accurately reflects their own experience and skills, prepare for interviews, and organise or draft ideas where the final submission remains genuinely their own. HSBC states that candidates must not use generative AI to generate responses during live or recorded interviews and must not submit work they cannot personally explain, validate or replicate if asked during recruitment.

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Governed evidence

SIG-177 · HSBC

HSBC states that candidates may use generative AI to research HSBC and roles, help structure a CV or application where the content accurately reflects their own experience and skills, prepare for interviews, and organise or draft ideas where the final submission remains genuinely their own.

Scope: Global · Recruitment process · observed 2026-09-13 · source record SRC-113 Official source

SIG-178 · HSBC

HSBC states that candidates must not use generative AI to generate responses during live or recorded interviews and must not submit work they cannot personally explain, validate or replicate if asked during recruitment.

Scope: Global · Recruitment interviews · observed 2026-09-13 · source record SRC-113 Official source

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This answer is bounded to the named programmes, markets, institutions and observation dates in the cited checked evidence. Do not generalise it to all elite institutions.

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How to cite

Akram, H., Who Gets In? (Elite Careers Strategy), Can candidates use generative AI during HSBC live or recorded interviews?, revised 13 September 2026, https://whogetsin.com/questions/can-candidates-use-generative-ai-during-hsbc-live-or-recorded-interviews

Evidence behind this page

2 dated facts (signals), observed 13 September 2026

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SIG-177 Official source HSBC

HSBC states that candidates may use generative AI to research HSBC and roles, help structure a CV or application where the content accurately reflects their own experience and skills, prepare for interviews, and organise or draft ideas where the final submission remains genuinely their own.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceAcceptable GenAI use includes research, structuring a CV or application, interview preparation and organising or drafting ideas, provided the content remains accurate and genuinely the candidate's own.

Global · Recruitment process · AI preparation and application · Observed 13 September 2026 · Verified 13 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-113 (hsbc.com) · source record

SIG-178 Official source HSBC

HSBC states that candidates must not use generative AI to generate responses during live or recorded interviews and must not submit work they cannot personally explain, validate or replicate if asked during recruitment.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceUnacceptable GenAI use includes generating responses during live or recorded interviews and submitting work the candidate cannot personally explain, validate or replicate.

Global · Recruitment interviews · AI restriction - interview · Observed 13 September 2026 · Verified 13 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-113 (hsbc.com) · source record

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