Summer intern Review

by HSBC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.3
  • The Company
    3.3
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • Given lots of freedom to decide what I thought needed doing and then carry it out. Participated in branch events which was fun, but some periods where I had little to do.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Lovely people who were happy to answer all my questions. Got on board with my ideas and treated me like part of the team from day 1.

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

    • Little structure, very up to me what I decided to do. But support available when I had questions.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Some periods where I struggled to keep myself busy.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Given some responsibility but also took responsibility myself for improving customer satisfaction in the branch.

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

    • Online training helped me learn about retail banking, gave me experience in a work environment. But didn't really learn any particular new skills to help me in the future.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Friendly atmosphere, very busy meaning I often helped out with little things.

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

    • Seemed like there was little guidance on exactly what they expected from me. Took a long time for my IT to be set up.

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Induction weekend at the start and review day at the end with team-building activities. During the placement there was some mandatory online training.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • National Travel

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

    • Very likely to be offered a second and potentially third placement, people on the scheme before have been offered jobs as a result

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • London interns organised bowling, meeting up for drinks etc.Up to the interns to organise it though. On my last day my colleagues took me out for a drink and we had 2 leaving parties for managers who left. But that does depend on the branch you're in.

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

    • London is expensive, especially canary wharf

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • London nightlife is great

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

    • London interns organised social events for ourselves

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2013

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