First Year Summer Intern Review
by HSBC
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.3
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The Company
4.2
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The Culture
4.0
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I thoroughly enjoy my time in this placement. The atmosphere was great and gave me a real insight into Retail Banking. This placement really helped to change my preconceptions and was a highly valuable experience. Would definitely recommend it.
Everyone was welcoming right from the start. They really helped to settle me in and integrate me as one of the team. Made some really good friends that I hope I will in contact with!
My manager was always available for a "quick 5minutes" which promptly turned into an hour's discussion. Always helped and offered me any guidance I needed and was always willing to assist me in learning about other aspects of the business outside retail banking.
I think the branch is unique. How busy or bored you are depends entirely on that particular day. On occasions it can be short staffed so you have to man the frontline and for some reason there are a stampede of customers, other days it can be too quiet. I can say that I was never bored in my placement and had time to get my other projects done.
I was given full responsibility over my project and over the various ad hoc tasks that I was set. Including documents and stats there were to be used in RBM and SSM meetings for the managers.
I think this placement definitely increased my confidence significantly. It made me more assertive and less afraid to ask for assitance and to delegate when required. These are all skills that I can transfer to other areas of my life.
The Company
It was great. Everyone was really friendly. From the warm welcome in the mornings, to the Friday dance to say 'Happy Friday', there was never a dull moment. Everyone looked out for you and there was always someone to talk to if you had any queries.
It was well organised and the induction and the experience day were invaluable experiences. The community day was great and gave us the opportunity to explore some of the other projects that HSBC value.
HSBC really invest into their interns and have a buddy system that has been great. Their grad scheme provides staff with a months training as well.
Subsidised/Company Gym
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Would love to work for this organisation in the future as it really ties in with my personality and core values.
The Culture
Regular socials were organised all this was done by the interns themselves.
In central london socialising can be expensive however the discounts the placement offered made things like going to the theatre much cheaper.
In central london. You can't get bored.
Still in London.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
August 2011
