RBWM Intern Review

by HSBC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    4.1
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    2.4

    The Role

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

    • So many opportunities to learn and develop skills and you are seen as one of the team as opposed to just a work experience- type candidate

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

    • Helen was an amazing line manager and every one I have come across at HSBC has a welcoming and helpful approach to interns

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

    • Couldn’t have provided more support

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

    • Had capacity to take on a bit more work as our project took less time than expected but there was always things to get involved in and we were never overworked

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

    • Had opportunities to present to senior leaders, work independently and do work that actually holds value

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

    • I will definitely implement organisational and time management skills in my uni life and in the future. I hope I can implement my developed leadership and self-awareness strengths in all future aspirations

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Comparing 1CS to some time at 8CS I can safely say there is more of a warm, friendly and welcoming environment at 1CS with 8CS feeling more impersonal and fast paced

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • No complaints

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • They invested a lot considering I’m an intern; insights, resilience and personal branding opportunities were all valuable opportunities to develop in a more personal than purposeful to HSBC sense

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

    • Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events
    1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Definitely hoping to return to HSBC

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Quite hard to always spend time given the commute situations of different people and their placements but opportunities were provided and encouraged

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

    • Quite high, I don’t live in Birmingham and from uni in Nottingham I had to drive 1 and a half hours everyday and pay for parking, socialising costs the same as Nottingham

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

    • Didn’t experience it really

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • It was a bit unclear what the role for interns was in the grad committees

    2/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Retail Banking, Economics, Human Resources

West Midlands

August 2019

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