Commercial Banking Summer Intern Review

by HSBC

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Rating

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

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • My team allowed me to get fully involved in credit applications to put in place facilities for clients. Therefore, I was exposed to client's financial information and used these for analysis. I supported the team where ever necessary on ad-hoc tasks and attended team and clients meetings where required.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have learnt how to analyse financial documents including; audited accounts, profit and loss and cashflow statements. I have developed my soft skills, to include communication with stakeholders.


  • 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?
  • I feel I was given a great amount of responsibility and encouraged to take ownership and accountability for a range of tasks


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

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • There is a wealth of support and guidance made available, from online and comprehensive resources to a dedicated team who can talk you through the process. You are fully supported through onboarding and during placement.


  • 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?
  • A very open and inclusive culture.


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

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

  • 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?
  • Extremely enjoyable, with meaningful work which provides a real insight into the operation of the bank.


  • 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
  • Bring your whole self to the table and come with an open mind.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Commercial Banking

North West

August 2022


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