Summer Analyst Review
by HSBC
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.0
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The Company
4.0
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The Culture
3.0
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I enjoyed my internship very much. I think the defining factor is whether or not you get on with your team and I definitely felt like I did.
My colleagues made it clear that the work I was involved in was necessary and important and this boosted my motivation to work hard.
My manager was very supportive throughout the internship. He appreciated my level of understanding and it did not matter if I did not already know how to do something - as long as I was willing to learn.
Every day is different. In general, there is always something that needs to be worked on so boredom is never an issue. Sometimes longer evenings are required to make sure the work gets done but it all depends on your team and the urgency of the work (i.e. deadlines).
I felt I was given a fair amount of responsibility. I had projects to work on that were my own but also carried out tasks to help others.
The skills you learn on the job are invaluable and is definitely not the same as learning the theory at school. The main skill I was able to develop was Excel which is very transferable. Also, the learning curve is steep and my technical knowledge and commercial awareness has increased massively just by being exposed to it on a daily basis.
The Company
The office environment is very friendly here. Everyone is very approachable.
The internship is well organised and structured. It is clearly preplanned. There are many events scheduled throughout the internship for interns to learn about the different divisions in the bank and create a huge network of professionals and other interns.
The internship starts with a week long training programme to start you off. There is also on going help from your team and online training modules to refer to regarding technical knowledge.
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
An internship is a good way to get exposed to the bank. By working hard during the 10 weeks, it gives you a good chance of securing a job.
The Culture
There are social events organised within the programme but also the interns do plan things outside of work quite often.
Living in London can be quite expensive. I was lucky as I was able to commute from home.
Being very close to Central London and near so many other banks there are many nights out planned by interns in the area.
There are events organised by the societies such as charity runs and friendly football matches which you can take part it.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Accounting, Banking, Economics
London
August 2012
