Client Management Intern FIG - Banks Review

by HSBC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Great week's training - very friendly HR team and good programme.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • All the staff I met were very friendly and involved me in everything.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My line manager was very supportive and gave me guidance throughout the internship.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • At the beginning I was given smaller tasks to complete, but towards the end of the programmme I was receiving important and more complicated tasks.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given lots of responsibility towards the end of the programme when my team had grown to trust me.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The first week of the internship was spent in training, which was very useful and will be able to assist me in the future.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Hard working team but very friendly.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • The internship was very well organised with weekly 'lunch and learn' sessions and fornightly key note speaker events.

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • The first week of training was very impressive and the time set aside for learning lunches and speakers was very useful.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised/Company Gym
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Quite a large percentage of interns receive a job with HSBC, which is very appealing!

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • There could have been more events to integrate the interns, but once we got to know each other we organised our own events.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Quite expensive seeing as we were based in London, but not too expensive.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Really good atmosphere in the bars and pubs around Canary Wharf after work.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • We received emails inviting us to join the bank's sports team etc and even received a dragon boat eventing email!

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2012

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