HSBC Spring Insight Week Review

by HSBC

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Business Insight
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.

    • Days packed with lots of events, ranging from games, shadowing, presentations, insights, case studies and networking. Lots of regular breaks in order to refresh and lots of food for those who were not fasting. Chance to speak to interns as well as senior managers.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • I have developed my networking skills and and learnt the basics of sales and trading from the games.

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

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development

    • 4/5

    Business Insight

  • 3. What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?

    • It was very insightful and discovered many roles around markets and investment banking. Cleared out many misconceptions and had a chance to hear from people who actually work in these sectors.

  • Please rate how insightful you found the insight

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the structure of the insight

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight

    • 5/5

    Culture

  • 4. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • Very friendly culture and very welcoming, hard working and an emphasis on teamwork

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

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

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 5. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • It was a very insightful experience but I would have appreciated more interactive sessions rather than presentations of people just speaking at me.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at HSBC

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend HSBC to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to HSBC

    • Be yourself in the application process and make sure your CV looks good

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Investment Banking

London

April 2023

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