Spring insight week intern Review

by HSBC

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.3/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Business Insight
    4.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
  • I was very interesting since they tackled several divisions of the bank I did not now much before, from Investment banking to global markets


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • I learned some technical skills but mainly about behavioral and soft skills, mainly about how to connect and engage with people


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • 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 interesting I got to know a lot about the industry, the different jobs offers and the roles I could apply for


  • Please rate how insightful you found the insight
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the structure of the insight
  • 3/5

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

    Culture

  • 4. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • I enjoyed a lot HSBC’s culture, which puts a very strong focus on relationships and exchanges. Also I found the international dimension of the bank so strong and it means a lot for me as a French student


  • 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?
  • I met a lot of different people, made friends, could exchange with so many different professionals it was so valuable.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 3/5

  • 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 , be very prepared for the hireview which was not that difficult but you have to be interested, creative, involved and also straight to the point. You can have a very good training with some online resources ! Especially for the logical and reasoning tests


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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Banking

London

April 2024


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