Summer Analyst Review

by HSBC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.8/5
  • The Role
    3.1
  • The Company
    2.6
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

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

    • Interesting job

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

    • Not too close, but also not too far away. Most people seemed to be friendly, although due to the busy work environment it's difficult to build a family like band.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Management was relatively approachable and helped me as well with questions I had during the internship

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

    • Long hours (at least 15+ hours a day)

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Although I had independent tasks, it were mostly the tasks nobody else liked to do

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Average training session during the first week of training, although the skills we learned were relevant, also some training over the course of the internship

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • 2/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • In general decently organized, although not perfect(e.g. schedule of training sessions and locations was handed over late)

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • A full week of training plus additional training sessions over the course of the internship. Although on the workfloor itself training by employees could have been better

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

    • Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Don't know yet. We will hear about this in a few weeks

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Some of the other interns were interesting characters, although there was not that much interaction between the interns.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

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

    • London as a city is great for nightlive

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

    • Work hours are too long for opportunities outside work

    2/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

August 2013

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