Global Markets Trading Off-cycle Internship 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.

    • Help line manager and wider team on tasks including data collection, data analysis, process automation, trade signal analysis, back test and PPT slides preparation.

    Skills

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

    • Developed hugely on market knowledge, especially with the immediate rotation teams. Improved on Excel, PPT, Bloomberg and data analytics skills. Improved on Python coding skills, especially in data analytics, visualisation, trade analysis and back test.

  • 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?

    • I was given the responsibility to code and back test a trading strategy in Python by myself and visualise the results. In the second rotation, I was also given the responsibility of update the wider team of potential business/trade opportunities everyday.

  • 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 have support from my internship buddy, line manager and wider team throughout the internship. The guidance from managers are clear and timely review and feedbacks were also given.

  • 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 values teamwork very much. All teams and members are approachable and kind. HSBC also values outcomes and appreciate when interns can contribute and help with desks' works.

  • 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 enjoy the internship very much

  • 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

    • Know about HSBC's culture and strength especially in comparison to other banks. Show willingness to learn and develop. Know about personal strength and how they can be matched with the position in HSBC.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

May 2023

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