Summer Analyst Review

by HSBC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Overall a very good experince. Good training programmee to start with. Lots of activities outside daily work to keep us entertained.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Given lots of work and treated as regular employee working in real value adding tasks.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Very approacable and friendly staff, willing to help with queries always

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Initially was a little slow but afterwards was fairly busy. Had a lot of things to work on but not team made sure I wasnt overloaded and could manage my work

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Given fair amount of responsibilty, working on indidual projects deliverable to senior mangemnet and clients.

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Quite helpful

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Very busy on the floor. But generally happy people specially with Euro and Olympics this summer every one seemed in a good mood

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Well structured, regular lunch and learn, talks (by senior mgmt) to provide a good overview of Investment Banking as a whole. Buddy and Mentors to help with day to day tasks.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Started with a one week induction program which was quite helpful.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday

    Healthcare from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • HSBC is a great organisation and would love to come back and work here.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • It was Ok. Went out for drink and movies a few times.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • It was variable depending but generally not too expensive as all of us were students and on a limited budget.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Worked in Canary Wharf. Not a great nightlife tbh, but City is just 10mins aways on the tube.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Lots of things happening, I had the oppurtunity to play cricket for the HSBC team

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

August 2012

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