First Year Summer Intern Review

by HSBC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

1.6/5
  • The Role
    1.0
  • The Company
    1.8
  • The Culture
    2.4

    The Role

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

    • The people were nice and when I was kept busy it was fun but that only lasted abotu 2/3 weeks

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

    • The people working there were lovely really nice people but made it very clear that I was just an intern

    2/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • In the first few weeks there were lots of 1:1s whilst I got settled in, after that I was pretty much left on my own will little guidance of what to do

    1/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • I was given a book of things to complete, after I had finished them after the first few weeks I was given nothing extra to do - the only oppertunities were to shadow more people which got a bit tedious after a while or go out on the floor helping customers which was useless as I couldn't do anything because I wasn't given any authorisation or training

    1/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given no oppertunity to help or have responsibility, none was offered or given when I enquired

    1/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I have learnt how to keep myself busy and improve my people skills

    1/5

    The Company

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

    • The staff were really friendly and always up for a laugh

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

    • No guidance was given other than an introductary booklet, there was no passwords or account set up for me on arrival and there was even problems with HMRC due to the forms I filled out beforhand not being sent on internally

    1/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • There was mandatory learning that I had to complete at the start

    1/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would consider a job with this company in the future but definately in a different area

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • There were no events organised whilst I was there

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • It's north so it's quite cheap

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

    • Good, nothing too special though as it's only a small city

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

    • There were oppertunities for volunteering during my time and a mandatory day was spent volunteering in Manchester

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

West Midlands

August 2014

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