DCM Summer Analyst Review

by HSBC

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Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I assist my team in pitching for and issuing bonds. Typically, I help create presentations for RFPs and pitches, as well as performing investor analysis to add into them. Additionally, I create weekly market update slides. I also help price bonds to send to clients.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have learnt lots of technical skills, such as powerpoint and excel. As well as communication 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?
  • 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
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I believe I was given a good amount of responsibility. I was allowed to join client calls, and create work to be sent to them. Additionally, I talked to investors.


  • 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 given lots of support from my line manager to help me in my role.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • It was a really nice atmosphere and everyone was very helpful on the floor. HR were also very helpful and were very approcable.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • 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 placement. It helped me to learn alot about my division, as well as office skills which I would be able to transfer to any job. I met lots of nice people, including interns and people working within DCM.


  • 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
  • To talk to HR as they were very helpful in my application process.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

August 2024


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