Summer Intern - Commercial Banking Review
by HSBC
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.3
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The Company
4.3
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The Culture
4.4
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I really enjoyed it. My colleagues, the tasks I faced and the experience as a whole were really great.
From the moment I walked in all of my colleagues were really friendly, supportive and welcoming, which made me settle in in no time.
Although my managers were busy running a large team, they still always found time for me to discuss tasks they had given me and to make sure I was getting the most out of the internship.
There is always plenty of interesting and chellenging work to be done, you just have to be proactive and help your colleagues out. As long as you talk to you're colleagues and are a 'team player' you'll never ever get bored.
I helped all levels of staff with their daily tasks and wrote credit report which are normally done only by senior staff. Of course they went through them with me before they were sent off to get approval, but I was never treated like 'just an intern'.
Not coming from a finance background, especially the financial insights I gained during the internship are invaluable. The skills I have learnt will definitely be applicable in any area of business I might work in in the future.
The Company
The atmosphere in my office was very pleasant, with everybody getting on extremely well with everybody else. Especially during the Olympics the atmosphere and the shared enthusiasm was brilliant!
The internship as a whole was very well organised.
I felt very valued by the company and it is obvious that the interns are regarded as future leaders within the Bank so personal training and development is very high on the agenda.
Subsidised Canteen
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
HSBC is not rated No 1 for graduate programmes in the financial sector for nothing! Especially the Executive Trainee scheme in which you do 4 placements in different ares across the business over 2 years, with the option of going abroad for one of them, is extremely appealing.
The Culture
Thanks to the intern and community days and networking events organised, I have kept in touch with interns from last summer and made really good friends and contactsfor the future again this summer.
I was wokring in London, so naturally the cost of living are quite high. However that does not stop people socialising outside of work.
It's London, if you can't find a place you like to go out here, you won't find anything anywhere.
Once again, living in the capital, there is plenty going on.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Commercial Banking
London
August 2012
