Penultimate Year Intern Review

by HSBC

Best Student Employer

Rating

4/5
  • Skills
    4.0
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • Commerical banking interns in GTRF [trade and receivables finance] do a range of tasks: -on the job learning about the products offered to clients -observing/preparing for/taking notes of client meets and calls -writing emails and creating spreadsheets -prospecting new clients we could bring into the bank

    Skills

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

    • -excel skills -teamworking skills -researching skills -public speaking skills

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

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • -Responsibility to make sure my tasks e.g. writing summary emails are done on time -timely delivery of projects assigned to me by my manager -collating information on the team's weekly activity.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • -lots of support available from graduates -my line manager was also available at least once a week to ensure I had adequate support and work to do and to make sure the placement was meeting my expectations. -one of my team members was available almost daily to ensure i was supported in all my tasks

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

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • Kind and collaborative atmosphere. there is a excellent focus on wellbeing and ensuring a good work life balance.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

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

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • I really enjoyed the placement. it was a great insight into the corporate world and i was able to learn a lot about the functions of the bank and how trade and receivables finance specifically works to help businesses fill gaps in their cash flow cycle

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

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at HSBC

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend HSBC to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to HSBC

    • -do your research for interviews -ensure you are passionate about what you're applying for -don't let your subject of university study put you off from applying

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Commercial Banking

London

August 2021

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