Commercial Banking Intern Review

by HSBC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • I really enjoyed my HSBC internship. The people working in my commercial centre were more than happy to answer any questions that I had. Although sometimes I felt a little bit lost, I found that leaving me to my own devices made me more aware of the things I was expected to do during my time here; I had to use my initiative more than I have done in other internships.

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

    • By the majority of my colleagues, I was welcomed straight away. Everyone was curious as to why I was in the centre and what I wanted to achieve. Everyone seemed to have time for me, even when I was busy! A really friendly and happy experience!

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

    • I was given a lot of support by manager sin the centre. Every senior manager took me to at least one client meeting which was so useful.

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

    • We were given a project during the internship which we had to fulfill and present on in the second to last week. This meant that every spare minute was used trying to finish and perfect the project in order to show off our skills in research.

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

    • I was given some responsbility during my placement. I was not given access to a main system used in the bank until the second ot last week but that was mainly due to IT issues more than anything else. I was responsible for my own development and sorting out my meetings and shadowing days.

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

    • I found the HSBC internship really useful in terms of motivating me to take control of my own learning. I learnt a lot during my time here and it will prove useful in a future banking career (hopefully with HSBC!)

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • It was friendly and fairly relaxed. Everyone seemed to enjoy their job and was more than happy to help one another.

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

    • It was really wlel organised with a book given out at the beginning explaining what was expected of us. Managers were kept up to date by the coordinator who sent reminders to us to carry out certain tasks.

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

    • The company really invested in me during the internshio. Not only was the salary competitive but also people wanted to invest their time in order to educate me on the ways of HSBC and the ways in which the bank worked.

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

    • 2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • If you showed you did well on the penultimate year internship scheme, the imply that this may lead onto an offer of graduate employment with the bank when you graduate.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • We only met up infrequently as the internship scheme is spread nationally so interns usually lived far away from each other, however, when we did meet up in London during the internship scheme, we did all go for a drink together to discuss how everything was going.

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • It was just normal life as the internship scheme was based in my local town.

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

    • The nightlife in Guildford is and has always been a lot of fun

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • During my second week, I was invited to a soft ball game against a local accountancy firm and then after that I have been to a number of networking events.

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking, Customer Service, Business Management, Commercial Banking

South East

August 2014

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