Insight Day Student Review

by HSBC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.9/5
  • About You
    2.1
  • The Company
    3.3
  • Everything Else
    3.1

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • It was nice to get an insight and the people were friendly

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • As it was an insight, not at all but that is expected

    1/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • I was given plenty go guidance and advice

    4/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Not a great deal to be honest

    1/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • The insight was structured and formalised so all round pleased

    4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • The environment seemed to be very pressured

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

    • Not at all but future opportunity seems positive

    2/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • It was great and I learnt a lot more than I expected to

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • I was able to get a good understanding of the culture within the bank which was useful as bankers often get a bad reputation!

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Neither here nor there, not overly specific to my future career choices but it did shed some light on the industry and options available

    3/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • I was not paid or reimbursed

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Yes there were opportunities to meet other people who attended the insight session and also those outside of it

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Nothing formalised but there were opportunities created by colleague's for us

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Not really

    1/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • I would for someone new to the industry who knows very little about it like i did

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Retail Banking

Scotland

September 2014

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