Commercial Bank Internship Review

Extremely enjoyed Working at HSBC for a Summer Internship in Commercial Banking. I specifically worked in Real Estate, in which I carried out Credit Remarks and Tenancy Schedules. I thoroughly enjoyed it as I was given a lot of responsibility for an Intern and was able to work with real life examples to see future developments.

I felt extremely valued by my colleagues, they all were happy to help me when ever I had questions to ask. in addition, they were always willing to tell me where I can improve and thus this meant that I was able to help Senior Management with assisting their workload. As a result, I was able to add value to the team and thus was a valued member of the team.

I was always given support and guidance by management whenever I needed it, even if they were busy in the middle of something, they would still be able to assist me with any queries that I had. In addition, I was able to seek feedback from them with regards to work I have submitted and able to get pointers on areas to improve upon, and an indication on how to improve on such areas.

On a Day to Day Basis I always had the opportunity to be extremely busy and maxed out on capacity. this was always down to me, as in I had the option to be busy or not to be busy. If I wanted to be busy, then I was able to by seeking more work, but if I found I was too busy, there were times when I was able to cut this down.

I was given a lot of responsibility - The Relationship Managers gave me work that they usually are in charge of and as a result I was given the same responsibility as they have. Even when I went I was given work, a lot of it was used by the Manager and just re jigged so I was able to work in real life situations.

Two Main Skills I have learnt were: Time Management - I have always had Good Time Management Skills, however after completing this Internship I have now got Great Time Management Skills that are now related to a professional environment. When I get work in, I try and do it straight away, as oppose to sitting on it for a while. This will be useful in my degree, when it comes to organising my time effectively and be able to manage my Uni Workload. Confidence - I have become more confident to talk to Senior Staff, Clients and other Colleagues. This will help with my degree, as I will be able to be more confident when approaching tutors to ask for help.

My Office was a fun and vibrant place to work in. There were often networking events for colleagues to attend that were great times for me to meet colleagues from the wider business and be able to expand and grow my professional network. Everyone in the office is extremely helpful and always happy to help out when needed.

The Internship structure was faultless. The way it was set up was great as every 4 weeks we met the other intern cohort on networking events at the Birmingham Head Office. We Were able to meet People from different lines of the business to truly understand the depth and breadth of the bank and its business lines.

The Internship team help promote the social scene amongst the fellow interns by hosting networking events at regular intervals. In addition, there were often drinks that were occurring and other social events that happened between the grads and interns in the Manchester Office which also helped develop and widen my professional network.

The Nightlife within Manchester is thriving and especially within the Spinning fields area, where HSBC is based. there are local bars full of professional people near by, and is always a good place to go to widen your professional network of people. in addition such bars tend to have senior management specially on a Friday night in which you recognise from within the office.

HSBC is a global company and as a result offered Graduates, Interns and Employees a whole host of opportunities and activities to get involved with outside of the workplace. these included Sporting Activities such as 5 aside football all the way to Charity Work in which every colleague gets a day of charity work to do per year for their respective charity. There are opportunities to help out on recruitment days, talk at schools and uni's ect.