Wealth & Personal Banking Summer Intern Review

by HSBC

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Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Working on competitor analysis. Meeting various stakeholders across wealth management and insurance. Writing strategic reports. Meeting with other interns to work on diversity & inclusion related tasks.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Both -- learned new Excel skills and developed existing presentation/communication skills.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, and I always felt that my input was valued by senior stakeholders.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • A lot of guidance and support from various mentors. Mentor from the graduate scheme and an on-program manager.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • People are very approachable at HSBC. I felt very valued as an intern and felt that the work I was doing was meaningful.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • Really enjoyed the internship experience. Felt it was extremely well structured, even given the fact that it was virtual. Lots of opportunities for personal development and a lot of social opportunities organised through Zoom.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at HSBC
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend HSBC to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to HSBC
  • Speak to current employees if possible. Have multiple people review your application and CV. Be yourself and do not try to be someone you're not.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

August 2021


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