Intern Insight Review

I enjoyed my placement at HSBC a lot since some part of my relatives have worked their over the course of their lives and it is one of the largest auditing companies in the world. Everybody was friendly and the work environment was – despite HSBC rather conservative nature – quite relaxed.

I felt really valued overall. I was astonished about how much time people spent with us, considering their opportunity costs of doing that. My internship was inventively organised. Hence, I had a lot do to and learned a lot. Despite some exceptions, everybody was nice to me and eager to help.

Guidance was good. I was always free to ask as long as I did not pose a dumb question which I could have solved on my own as well. But once you manage this, I could have asked anybody to help me out. The work environment was really relaxed, and above all people were really motivated.

I am not sure if the knowledge I gained will help me with achieving better grades, since the insights I received are mainly of abstract nature and rather relate to soft skills. Furthermore, I was already capable of hard skills related to my studies. Still, the technical knowledge I gained, such as financial modelling, will definitely help me in my future career.

The insight was very well structures. At first, me and the other interns were introduced everybody and the facilities were showed to us. Afterwards, we enjoyed regular sessions with our contact persons and various events were organised for the interns. Also within my project, my supervisor communicated clear expectations and goals.

I cannot speak about how the atmosphere is in comparison to other internships, but it was definitely an enjoyable experience. You can tell that the current employees who spoke to us loved their job and cherished being there. The other interns all came from different universities and it was a great opportunity to exchange.

They cared about every intern that was there and tried their best to show the company from their best side. Everything was planned well and to provide us attendees at the programme a great experience that will benefit us as individuals (growth of skills) and to provide us information about what the company does.

To a great extent. The presentations were really helpful to show the career possibilities and the group tasks involved real life tasks that showcased the daily life of the employees. I definitely want to work HSBC in the future and it showed my finally what this career path will be right for me.

The company culture was easily sensible because the exposure you get from being at the HSBC for a few days. Every task, presentation or networking event was designed to let us get a feel for what it is like to work HSBC and what the culture is. This will helpful us to choose a career that will fit to our needs and so that we will not be disappointed later on.

Yes, for sure! Anyone who thinks about going into finance will love this internship and will broaden your horizon. Furthermore, you can build great relationships and build up your network. It will be only interesting for people who plan to pursue a career in finance but it is still a great opportunity to meet motivated individuals.