CMB 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 was tasked with working with many Relationship Managers and product partners on many client calls, learning more from their role as well as receiving training .

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Excel, Powerpoint, communication and organisational skills were highly developed

  • 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?

    • A lot of responsibility as my manager was very supportive in giving me what I can do and what I was good at, then providing me more responsibility as time passed

  • 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 was very supported in my role and whenever I needed help or guidance, I would always be given the help or referred to a person better equipped to support me.

  • 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?

    • It was very surprising! as everyone was very nice to one another, very little pressure added on work and life balance, so there was much flexibility in daily work tasks.

  • 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 enjoyed it so much, that I would consider joining the organisation after finishing my studies at univeristy!

  • 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

    • Be honest and open and always remember your past achievements and describe them when applying to HSBC, they love hearing about your current skills and what you wish to develop in the future!

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Commercial Banking

London

August 2021

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