Commercial Banking Summer Intern Review

by HSBC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    4.2
  • The Culture
    4.3

    The Role

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

    • Something new and different every day, with ample to explore different departments and meet clients.

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

    • Felt very valued, everyone was overwhelmingly positive about having an intern. Given plenty of opportunity to complete work and get feedback on it.

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

    • Couldn't fault a thing, regular catch-ups with my line manager and area director. Regular intern-centric events to give a chance to catch up with scheme leaders and graduates.

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

    • Lots of varied work, never had a day where I had nothing to do or I was bored.

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

    • Plenty of responsibility given. Really appreciated the opportunity to take the wheel in guiding my internship and being able to go to different departments and speak to other colleagues.

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

    • Definitely much more confident in being able to interact with clients and colleagues. Much more upbeat about securing a graduate job and being able to succeed in it.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Overwhelmingly positive. Lucky to be in a large team on a large floor so there was plenty of social events e.g. Nights out, the races, away days etc. This meant that the atmosphere was friendly and collaborative.

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

    • Great balance between being led and being able to do our own thing. Regular catch-ups with graduates and other interns made for great guidance and comparison.

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

    • Couldn't fault a thing, a fully paid internship with expenses paid issued with laptops and phones.

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

    • Flexi Time

    National Travel

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

    • HSBC has a great graduate scheme which many interns get onto.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Having 60 interns meant that there was always going to be likeminded people to myself and so making social connections was not a problem at all. Having regular intern events helped with this so you could catch up with interns not based in your city/office.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Already had my university house so was effectively free living for the duration of the placement. Leeds is not an expensive city for socialising in but people in the office tended to enjoy the more expensive areas of town (i.e. the area directly surrounding the office), but being paid a good salary mitigated this.

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

    • Very good, the area around the office (Greek Street) has a host of bars and Call Lane is not far away.

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

    • Plenty of opportunities e.g. 10k run, York races, nights out etc.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Yorkshire and Humberside

August 2018

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