Summer Intern Review

by HSBC

Best Student Employer

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I keep track of the success metrics of an investment product. During my placement, I have written a research paper on HSBC's competitors, marketing, and product offering. I assist in the commercialisation of investment products within the Wealth Management division.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have developed time-management skills, proactivity, and networking skills.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, I was actually impressed by the amount of responsibilities I was given during my internship.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I received a lot of support and guidance during my internship. Everyone was always willing to help if needed.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • HSBC had a very motivating and uplifting culture. Everyone was very welcoming and nice when I joined the team, and they would continuously offer their help if I needed it, which was very reassuring.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I really enjoyed my time at HSBC. I would do it all over again if I could. I loved sending time and building relationships with my team and fellow interns. Also, I believe the personal and professional development I underwent will be invaluable to my future career.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at HSBC
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend HSBC to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to HSBC
  • I would advise them to prepare as much as they can for the application process and be themselves when doing the interviews and the assessment centre.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Retail Banking

West Midlands

August 2021


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