Insight Week Review

by HSBC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.3
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • Really enjoyed the overall week, and felt that it was a worthwhile way to spend a week of easter.

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

    • I felt highly valued by the others who attended, somehow everyone just 'clicked' really well - made it all the more enjoyable

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

    • I was surprised at how open the HSBC staff were to any questions we raised (I had many)

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

    • The schedule was full of presentations, taking up the majority of the day.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Not really any instance where responsibility could be assumed. The week after all was designed to be an Insight Week

    1/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The week will not help enormously in terms of my degree. It has however provided a wealth of professional knowledge that is crucial to surviving the industry.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Light hearted, both amongst participants and the staff at HSBC - which was surprising for me personally!

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

    • Seamless really is an adequate word to use in this instance, as I found it to be very fulfilling

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

    • Essentially this was the crux of the week, so that was very useful for personal progression

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

    • 0/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Offered a summer internship, however decided not to pursue further

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes, as mentioned previously, everyone genuinely got on well as a gorup

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

    • Expenses were paid for, otherwise as one might imagine it would have been expensive considering it is Londong

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Did not go out in the area so I'm not too sure, central London is great though!

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

    • Apart from a few networking events, not much in the way of other things to do. To be honest, everyone was very exhausted just from what went on during the day!

    3/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

November 2012

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