Spring Insight week Review

by HSBC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.5
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • Learnt a lot and enjoyed it too.

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

    • Not much work was done with colleagues as it was more of an educational programme

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • We were given some advice about what programme to follow in the future

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

    • All days were full of lectures and interactive activities too

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

    • Only a short programme, so responsibility was not suitable

    1/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Networking skills were particularly useful

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • We all got on well with each other

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

    • Organisation was perfect

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

    • The whole programme was about personal training and development so that is all we did

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

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

    • Very strong, trustworthy and honest company

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Had two social evenings with fellow students and employees in three days and we all got along well

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

    • Central London, so expensive, but only a short programme

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Again, only a short programme so not really applicable

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

    • Had two social evenings with fellow students and employees in three days, so yes, plenty of opportunity

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Investment Banking

London

April 2012

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